“Being under the microscope meant I was never given any slack. I still managed to screw up plenty in life, mind you, but in the things I really cared about - the legal work, or the stories I was telling as a writer, or the office I built in government - I wasn't left a lot of margin for error. It's kept me driven.” MindStillsStoriesGovernmentLeftGivenOfficeBuiltErrorsDrivenPlentyScrewsMarginsScrew UpsMicroscopes Author:Ronan Farrow
“The bible is very resonant. It has everything, creation, betrayal, lust, poetry, prophecy, sacrifice. All great things are in the bible and all great writers have drawn from it and more than people realise, whether Shakespeare, Herman Melville or Bob Dylan. Of course there are stories that are still relevant and inspiring; lessons that need to be taught over and over again. And they give people hope.” PeopleNeedsGivingStillsStoriesCoursesSacrificeCreationTaughtLessonsBetrayalLustGreat ThingsRealisingRelevantBobProphecyDylanGreat WritersMelville Author:Patti Smith
“It's all still about having a good story. You have to have a good story as your anchor, as your main focus. So for me, personally, I just like to concentrate on writing the best book I can, and if there's other stuff that goes along with it, that's awesome, as long as the story is central.” IfsWritingLongStillsI CanBookStoriesStuffFocusAnchorsGood Story Author:Rick Riordan
“"Real" drawing is about specifics. It's about describing an object as accurately as possible. In a comic strip you have to draw a picture of the idea of the object. You have to draw the word that you are picturing, then you have to mix in specifics with it for it to work as a story. But you are still working with drawn words.” StillsIdeasRealStoriesObjectsDrawsDrawingComicDescribingComic StripsSpecifics Author:Chris Ware