"His story was like a prayer, like all good stories, but it went unanswered..."
Russell Banks on telling stories:
"One of the most difficult things to say to another person is, 'I hope that you will love me for no good reason.' But it is what we all want and rarely dare say to one another--to our children, to our parents and mates, to our friends, and to strangers. Especially to strangers, who have neither good nor bad reasons to love us. And it's why we tell each other stories that we pray will be transformed in the telling...made believable and about us all, no matter who we are to one another and who we are not."
tuck that away somewhere.
in an unrelated note, i had my first real "Office Space" moment today. i needed to staple something so i went to reach for my stapler, but it was gone. i searched around my desk, but it became clear that someone had stolen my stapler. i almost freaked out. bastards.
"One of the most difficult things to say to another person is, 'I hope that you will love me for no good reason.' But it is what we all want and rarely dare say to one another--to our children, to our parents and mates, to our friends, and to strangers. Especially to strangers, who have neither good nor bad reasons to love us. And it's why we tell each other stories that we pray will be transformed in the telling...made believable and about us all, no matter who we are to one another and who we are not."
tuck that away somewhere.
in an unrelated note, i had my first real "Office Space" moment today. i needed to staple something so i went to reach for my stapler, but it was gone. i searched around my desk, but it became clear that someone had stolen my stapler. i almost freaked out. bastards.