“Personally I don't think there's any real intrinsic difference between comic books, movies, theatre, novels. I know there's sure to be some differences of some sorts. I've worked on novels, films, and video games, and in an adaptation, I guess one of the issues is that I have to be in love with the thing I'm adapting before I do it. So that can cause a problem. You can be too scared of it. You could be too reverential. But at the same time you want to try to capture this thing that you're obsessed by. You're fixated for a reason. What's the reason? You try to get ahold of it.” ThinkingKnowsWantTryingBookRealReasonProblemFilmGamesCausesDifferencesNovelIssuesScaredTheatreVideoComicObsessedCaptureComic BookAdaptationAdaptingMovie Theatre Author:Alex Garland
“Well into the 19th century there were pronouncements from just about every branch of science and medicine that reading, writing, and thinking were dangerous for women. Articles in the Lancet declared that women's brains would burst and their uteruses atrophy if they engaged in any form of rigorous thinking. The famous physician J.D. Kellogg insisted that novel reading was the greatest cause of uterine disease among young women and urged parents to protect their daughters from the dreaded consequences of print.” IfsThinkingWritingWellsFormYoungReadingCausesParentBrainNovelCenturyDangerousProtectDiseaseDaughterConsequenceMedicineEngagedBranchesPrintSexismArticlesPhysiciansYoung Women19th CenturyAtrophyReading WritingUterusWriting And Thinking Author:Dale Spender
“Learning is available at the library for free; under a tree with a dog-eared paperback; at a job with a boss who gives you responsibility and mentorship; while traveling; while leading a cause, movement, or charity; while writing a novel or composing a poem or crafting a song; while interning, apprenticing, or volunteering; while playing a sport or immersing yourself in a language; while starting a business; and now, while watching a TED talk or taking a Khan Academy class.” GivingWritingJobsSongLanguageCausesSportsResponsibilityClassNovelTreeDogMovementCharityLibraryStartingAvailableBossVolunteerAcademyComposingStarting A BusinessTed TalksImmersing Yourself Author:Michael Ellsberg
“I am not sure how a novel changes the world. I think it alters a reader's perspective by asking him or her to see the world through another consciousness. That can perhaps cause people to see their own lives differently. Or just give a single day, a single moment, a slightly different sheen.” PeopleThinkingWorldGivingDifferentMomentsCausesConsciousnessNovelPerspectiveReaderAskingNot SureChanging The WorldSingle Mom Author:Edan Lepucki
“What I think networks do so well are big, fun, accessible, invite everybody into the tent kinds of storytelling, akin to an early Spielberg movie or a Michael Crichton novel. That's not to say that there aren't scary parts 'cause there are, and that there aren't sexy parts and edgy parts, just like early Spielberg would have, but there's a lot of heart, a lot of emotion and complicated characters.” ThinkingWellsHeartKindCharacterBigsFunCausesEmotionNovelScarySexyComplicatedStorytellingInvitesTentsEdgy Author:Eric Kripke