Why were so many Americans treated by their government as though their lives were as disposable as facial tissues? Because that was the way authors customarily treated bit-part players in their made-up tales.
It strikes me as gruesome and comical that in our culture we have an expectation that man can always solve his problems ... This is so untrue that it makes me want to cry-or laugh.
I think it can be tremendously refreshing if a creator of literature has something on his mind other than the history of literature so far. Literature should not disappear up its own asshole, so to speak.
I was taught that the human brain was the crowning glory of evolution so far, but I think it's a very poor scheme for survival.
The lady doth protest too much, methinks.
When you have a memorable story about who you are and what your mission is, your success no longer depends on how experienced you are or how many degrees you have or who you know. A good story transcends boundaries, breaks barriers, and opens doors.
For Brutus is an honourable man; So are they all, all honourable men.
Small to greater matters must give way.
From this day forward until the end of the world...we in it shall be remembered...we band of brothers.
Although the last, not least.