“I read the poem [In a Dark Time by Theodore Roethke] because I was intrigued and had one of those strange senses: "This poem is kind of important to me. I don't know why, but I'm going to just keep it in the back of my mind." I just kept coming back to it. As I started putting the book together and writing the stories for it, this idea of buzzing as a word kept popping up in my brain.” KnowsWritingMindKindImportantBookIdeasStoriesTogetherDarkBrainStrangeSensesComing BackIntriguedOf My MindDark TimesPoppingTheodore Author:Peter van Agtmael
“I grew up in that, when I was a kid. My friends and I used to play cowboys and Indians. We were cowboys killing the Indians, following the Wild West stories. All of this combined into a very strange culture, which is frightened.” PlayStoriesKidsUsedCultureStrangeGrewGrew UpMy FriendsWestKillingFollowingFrightenedCowboyWild West Author:Noam Chomsky
“I probably wouldn't have done [ Fred Leuchter story] if it was just a story about an executioner or a holocaust denier, but the combination of the two elements was irresistible. So yeah, I find it strange that there are so many people out there now.” PeopleIfsTwoDoneStoriesStrangeElementsYeahCombinationHolocaustIrresistibleExecutionersHolocaust Deniers Author:Errol Morris
“The Quran mentions the story of Moses and Khidr [a prophet mentioned in the Quran who guided Moses on a revelatory journey], a famous story, in which Moses represents sort of the external understanding of the religion and Khidr represents the inner spiritual understanding of the religion. Moses went on a journey with Khidr and Khidr said, "I will not accept you unless you stop questioning things," which from an external point of view seems strange, but inwardly is very meaningful. This is exactly the question of spiritual guidance.” SaidStoriesSeemsSpiritualUnderstandingViewsAcceptingJourneyStrangePoint Of ViewMeaningfulGuidanceProphetQuestioningMosesQuranVery MeanSpiritual GuidanceVery Meaningful Author:Seyyed Hossein Nasr
“Stand alone books are nice because they have everything all in one tidy little package. Neverwhere was awesome because you get action, adventure, character development, the exploration of a strange world, PLUS resolution of all the problems and mysteries at the end. No lines no waiting. That's very satisfying. Multi-volume stories are satisfying too, just in a different way.” WorldWayLittlesBookDifferentEndsCharacterStoriesProblemActionWaitingLinesNiceMysteryStrangeAdventureDevelopmentDifferent WaysPlusResolutionExplorationSatisfyingVolumePackagesStand AloneCharacter DevelopmentTidyStrange World Author:Patrick Rothfuss