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I think the reason I’m a writer is because first, I was a reader. I loved to read. I read a lot of adventure stories and mystery books, and I have wonderful memories of my mom reading picture books aloud to me. I learned that words are powerful Picture Quote #1

My best advice for writers is: Have your adventures, make your mistakes, and choose your friends poorly - all these make for great stories Picture Quote #1

I like the ‘Blackwell’ adventure games, and I’m fond of some of Telltale’s games, like ‘Hector’ and ‘Puzzle Agent’ - simple stories, but fun. I thought ‘Heavy Rain’ was amazing Picture Quote #1

I love the adventure of telling all types of stories and trying to conquer each one Picture Quote #1

We live vicariously through stories, because our own lives provide so few opportunities for high-stakes adventure and noble sacrifice Picture Quote #1

For me, writing stories set, well, wherever they’re best set, is a form of cultural curiosity that is uniquely Scottish - we’re famous for travelling in search of adventure Picture Quote #1

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In my teaching, I try to expose my students to the widest range of aesthetic possibilities, so I’ll offer them stories from Anton Chekhov to Denis Johnson, from Flannery O’Connor to A.M. Homes, and perhaps investigating all that strange variation of beauty has rubbed off on me. Or perhaps that’s why I enjoy teaching literature Picture Quote #1

I generally don’t follow domestic news that much aside from how it relates to the stories I’m covering abroad, like what Americans think of the War in Afghanistan Picture Quote #1

We are afraid of losing what we have, whether it’s our life or our possessions and property. But this fear evaporates when we understand that our life stories and the history of the world were written by the same hand Picture Quote #1

I love telling stories that allow people to be less afraid to tell theirs Picture Quote #1

My passion is more about bringing the stories out from the African continent mixed with the West Picture Quote #1

After graduation, I wanted to work for ‘Sassy’, which I loved, but it had folded. So I wound up at ‘Seventeen’ for three years on staff and two as a contributor, and I wrote these great stories that nobody ever believes ‘Seventeen’ does. Serious stories for teens about social justice issues - gun control, migrant farm workers Picture Quote #1

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After adolescence, if one’s life is sufficiently interesting, the desire to tell oneself stories diminishes Picture Quote #1

...it’s not the stories - it’s the pain and the joy and the people who stay with you long after the stories are told Picture Quote #1

War is, after all, the universal perversion ... war stories, the pornography of war Picture Quote #1

I actually love history. I’ve devoured book after book of stories from World War I and World War II. They’re really two sections of world history that really interest me. I knew very extensively a lot about World War I Picture Quote #1

It’s nice when you can tell stories that brush up against the world we live in Picture Quote #1

One of the reasons it’s important for me to write about war is I really think that the concept of war, the specifics of war, the nature of war, the ethical ambiguities of war, are introduced too late to children. I think they can hear them, understand them, know about them, at a much younger age without being scared to death by the stories Picture Quote #1

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Light and funny has a more compelling quality when you’re younger. But I haven’t abandoned the genre: I love falling down; I love Lucille Ball. It’s just that a lot of those stories revolve around problems that I can’t convincingly portray at this age Picture Quote #1

If you’re older you want to tell stories about the pool of human life and living and to communicate, not only to your age group but to do an age group that can begin to understand, that has enough experience of life far beyond the taste of life Picture Quote #1

I tend to think of stories and books as being for everyone, just with an ‘entry reading age’ rather than an age range Picture Quote #1

We’ve always lived in dark times. There has always been a range of human experience from the sublime to the brutal, and stories reflect it. It’s no less brutal now; each age has its horrors Picture Quote #1

I loved stories as a kid, both being read to me and enjoying on my own. All these stories inspired my imagination, and that’s what I have always aimed at doing for my readers: ignite their imaginations Picture Quote #1

It seems like everyone’s got an agenda, and the agenda seems to be selling magazines or air time with sensational stories Picture Quote #1

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As the colonel and I sat swapping stories in the plane, a jet aircraft buzzed past our window. I asked the colonel what type of aircraft it was, and he said, Don’t worry about it, Bob. . . if you can see it, it’s obsolete Picture Quote #1

Sometimes when I’m watching television and something, an image, will come on that has to do with 9/11 or some of these families telling their stories, or children talking about drawing pictures of airplanes flying into towers, you know, I find myself still choking up Picture Quote #1

I write about love all the time, what a tragedy those stories turn into Picture Quote #1

I’m an avid hockey fan and I’ve been playing for about 17 years, and somebody recently told me that the first organized hockey teams in Canada were all black. Telling those stories would be cool Picture Quote #1

We all need mantras, I guess - stories we tell ourselves to keep us going Picture Quote #1

Us writers all like each other and want to write stories with each other; we’re having a good time Picture Quote #1

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I think the reason I’m a writer is because first, I was a reader. I loved to read. I read a lot of adventure stories and mystery books, and I have wonderful memories of my mom reading picture books aloud to me. I learned that words are powerful. (Stories Quotes) My best advice for writers is: Have your adventures, make your mistakes, and choose your friends poorly - all these make for great stories. (Stories Quotes) I like the ‘Blackwell’ adventure games, and I’m fond of some of Telltale’s games, like ‘Hector’ and ‘Puzzle Agent’ - simple stories, but fun. I thought ‘Heavy Rain’ was amazing. (Stories Quotes) I love the adventure of telling all types of stories and trying to conquer each one (Stories Quotes) We live vicariously through stories, because our own lives provide so few opportunities for high-stakes adventure and noble sacrifice. (Stories Quotes) For me, writing stories set, well, wherever they’re best set, is a form of cultural curiosity that is uniquely Scottish - we’re famous for travelling in search of adventure. (Stories Quotes) In my teaching, I try to expose my students to the widest range of aesthetic possibilities, so I’ll offer them stories from Anton Chekhov to Denis Johnson, from Flannery O’Connor to A.M. Homes, and perhaps investigating all that strange variation of beauty has rubbed off on me. Or perhaps that’s why I enjoy teaching literature. (Stories Quotes) I generally don’t follow domestic news that much aside from how it relates to the stories I’m covering abroad, like what Americans think of the War in Afghanistan. (Stories Quotes) We are afraid of losing what we have, whether it’s our life or our possessions and property. But this fear evaporates when we understand that our life stories and the history of the world were written by the same hand. (Stories Quotes) I love telling stories that allow people to be less afraid to tell theirs (Stories Quotes) My passion is more about bringing the stories out from the African continent mixed with the West (Stories Quotes) After graduation, I wanted to work for ‘Sassy’, which I loved, but it had folded. So I wound up at ‘Seventeen’ for three years on staff and two as a contributor, and I wrote these great stories that nobody ever believes ‘Seventeen’ does. Serious stories for teens about social justice issues - gun control, migrant farm workers. (Stories Quotes) After adolescence, if one’s life is sufficiently interesting, the desire to tell oneself stories diminishes. (Stories Quotes) ...it’s not the stories - it’s the pain and the joy and the people who stay with you long after the stories are told ... (Stories Quotes) War is, after all, the universal perversion ... war stories, the pornography of war. (Stories Quotes) I actually love history. I’ve devoured book after book of stories from World War I and World War II. They’re really two sections of world history that really interest me. I knew very extensively a lot about World War I. (Stories Quotes) It’s nice when you can tell stories that brush up against the world we live in (Stories Quotes) One of the reasons it’s important for me to write about war is I really think that the concept of war, the specifics of war, the nature of war, the ethical ambiguities of war, are introduced too late to children. I think they can hear them, understand them, know about them, at a much younger age without being scared to death by the stories. (Stories Quotes) Light and funny has a more compelling quality when you’re younger. But I haven’t abandoned the genre: I love falling down; I love Lucille Ball. It’s just that a lot of those stories revolve around problems that I can’t convincingly portray at this age. (Stories Quotes) If you’re older you want to tell stories about the pool of human life and living and to communicate, not only to your age group but to do an age group that can begin to understand, that has enough experience of life far beyond the taste of life. (Stories Quotes) I tend to think of stories and books as being for everyone, just with an ‘entry reading age’ rather than an age range. (Stories Quotes) We’ve always lived in dark times. There has always been a range of human experience from the sublime to the brutal, and stories reflect it. It’s no less brutal now; each age has its horrors. (Stories Quotes) I loved stories as a kid, both being read to me and enjoying on my own. All these stories inspired my imagination, and that’s what I have always aimed at doing for my readers: ignite their imaginations. (Stories Quotes) It seems like everyone’s got an agenda, and the agenda seems to be selling magazines or air time with sensational stories. (Stories Quotes) As the colonel and I sat swapping stories in the plane, a jet aircraft buzzed past our window. I asked the colonel what type of aircraft it was, and he said, Don’t worry about it, Bob. . . if you can see it, it’s obsolete. (Stories Quotes) Sometimes when I’m watching television and something, an image, will come on that has to do with 9/11 or some of these families telling their stories, or children talking about drawing pictures of airplanes flying into towers, you know, I find myself still choking up. (Stories Quotes) I write about love all the time, what a tragedy those stories turn into (Stories Quotes) I’m an avid hockey fan and I’ve been playing for about 17 years, and somebody recently told me that the first organized hockey teams in Canada were all black. Telling those stories would be cool. (Stories Quotes) We all need mantras, I guess - stories we tell ourselves to keep us going (Stories Quotes) Us writers all like each other and want to write stories with each other; we’re having a good time. (Stories Quotes)

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