“We are born strangers in a strange land, and remain so. Travel simply reminds us of this essential truth. The transmission of a powerful story, one human to another, is an alchemical activity in which we are enlarged and changed.” HumansStoriesMotivationalBornPowerfulLandChangedStrangeActivityEssentialsStrangerTransmissionStranger In A Strange Land Author:Richard Halliburton
“Being a journalist, I never feel bad talking to journalism students because it’s a grand, grand caper. You get to leave, go talk to strangers, ask them anything, come back, type up their stories, edit the tape. That’s not gonna retire your loans as quickly as it should, and it’s not going to turn you into a person who’s worried about what kind of car they should buy, but that’s kind of as it should be. I mean, it beats working.” FeelsShouldKindMeanPersonsStoriesTurnsAsksTalkingCarStudentsTypeBeatsStrangerJournalismWorriedJournalistRetiringTapeLoanEditsCapers Author:David
“Read as much as you write. Go out and meet other writers. Look for stories in everything around you - music, movies, family, strangers, your bus ride to work, and of course the streets. Also - keep moving forward, keep creating new things. Leave evidence of yourself in this world. Imagine what your legacy could be and try to create it.” WorldWritingTryingLooksStoriesMovingCoursesImagineStreetsThis WorldCreatingEvidenceStrangerMoving ForwardLegacyBusNew ThingsKeep MovingKeep Moving ForwardCreating New Things Author:Kevin Sampsell
“It's hard to find really original, compelling works of fiction, for women especially. I find that these true life stories about these women that I'm so blessed to play are some of the most compelling stories, and the truth is stranger than fiction.” HardPlayStoriesFictionTruth IsOriginalsBlessedStrangerCompellingLife StoryTrue LifeStranger Than Fiction Author:Hilary Swank