“The events of life have never fallen into the form of the short story or the form of the poem, or into any other form.Yourown consciousnessisthe only formyouneed.” StoriesFormEventsFallenShort Story Author:William Saroyan
“Less and less frequently do we encounter people with the ability to tell a tale properly. More and more often there is embarrassment all around when the wish to hear a story is expressed. It is as if something that seemed inalienable to us, the securest among our possessions, were taken from us: the ability to exchange our experiences...Experience has fallen in value. And it looks as if it is continuing to fall into bottomlessness.” PeopleIfsLooksStoriesValuesFallWishAbilityTakenPossessionTalesFallenEncountersContinuingIdealismEmbarrassment Author:Walter Benjamin
“They're always such alive females. And also, all those love stories - no man in Austen has ever fallen in love with a female heroine because she's pretty or beautiful or has long, blonde hair. They fall in love with them because of who they are, because of their vibrancy and their intelligence and if only we were teaching that a bit more in schools.” IfsMenLongStoriesSchoolBeautifulFallBitsAliveTeachingHairFemaleFalling In LoveLove StoryFallenBlondeHeroinesAustenBlonde HairVibrancyLong Blonde Hair Author:Anna Maxwell Martin
“His [Jesus'] historians, having brought him into the world in a supernatural manner, were obliged to take him out again in the same manner, or the first part of the story must have fallen to the ground.” WorldFirstsStoriesReligionJesusFallenHistorianObliged Book:The Age of Reason: Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology Source: The Age of Reason: Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology