Stories lie deep in our souls. Stories lie so deep at the bottom of our hearts that they can bring people together on the deepest level. When I write a novel, I go into such depths.
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All that writers can do is keep trying to say what is deepest in their hearts.
Stories and narratives are one of the most powerful things in humanity. They're devices for dealing with the chaotic danger of existence.
One reason we love fiction is because stories have a comforting shape. They provide a resolution that's lacking in our regular lives.
A story is how we construct our experiences.
Stories can encourage us and embolden us to face ourselves and to feel. Stories can make us feel less alone. If we're reading a story that moves us, we can feel that emotion that I feel towards my father or mother or girlfriend. So they can give us late-night company.
On a deeper level, I think many stories - especially thrillers - can be a journey to the heart of darkness.
You know, we love stories and we love narrative; we love to get lost in an author's world.
For me, writing stories is one way of feeling connected to the universe and God.
Sometimes when you tell a story, you reach a little bit too far just to make the story a better one.
Novels are one of the few remaining areas of narrative storytelling where one person does almost all of the creative heavy lifting.
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