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As we get older, we demand stories that go somewhere. Things must change.

As society evolves, people are interested in a new take on an old beloved story.

A story is how we construct our experiences.

You know, we love stories and we love narrative; we love to get lost in an author's world.

Getting bogged down in old stories stops the flow of learning by censoring our perceptions, making us functionally deaf and blind to new information. Once the replay button gets pushed, we no longer form new ideas or conclusions - the old ones are so cozy.

We are made of the stories we have heard and read all through our lives.

It's easier to come up with new stories than it is to finish the ones you already have. I think every author would feel that way.

A good story, a story resonant and remarkable, can be remade endlessly to tell new sides of itself for new generations of readers.

We lose stories every day because they drift out of use and into the vast limbo of in-copyright, out-of-print books whose ownership is unclear.

There are a few really fantastic stories left, and that kind of gives you some inspiration to find even new ones.