#tories

In the detective story, as in its mirror image, the Quest for the Grail, maps (the ritual of space) and timetables (the ritual of time) are desirable. Nature should reflect its human inhabitants, i.e., it should be the Great Good Place; for the more Eden-like it is, the greater the contradiction of murder. The country is preferable to the town, a well-to-do neighborhood (but not too well-to-do-or there will be a suspicion of ill-gotten gains) better than a slum. The corpse must shock not only because it is a corpse but also because, even for a corpse, it is shockingly out of place, as when a dog makes a mess on a drawing room carpet." (The guilty vicarage: Notes on the detective story, by an addict, Harper's Magazine, May 1948) ↗

— W.H. Auden

#detective-stories #mysteries #setting #writing #nature

Even if only one person’s respect for animals increases, then writing Talon would have been worthwhile. ↗

— Christopher Gerard

#animal-welfare #animals #animals-stories-heroism #respect

Vampires were myths, childhood stories– as were werewolves, mermaids and dragons. I believed none of it. ↗

— Ashley Madau

#dragon #dragons #mermaid-romance #mermaids #morningside

I wouldn't compare myself to any past Idol contestant, because I don't feel like I am like any of them. Maybe stories are cool but my story is different from most people's story. I don't like to compare myself to other people, I like to just be me. ↗

— Naima Adedapo

#any #because #compare #contestant #cool

Lord of the Rings is a good thing for us because it opened the door for the genre in general. Le Guin's stories are very different from Lord of the Rings. ↗

— Shawn Ashmore

#because #different #door #general #genre

Individual science fiction stories may seem as trivial as ever to the blinder critics and philosophers of today - but the core of science fiction, its essence has become crucial to our salvation if we are to be saved at all. ↗

— Isaac Asimov

#core #critics #crucial #essence #ever

Though my books are written from a historical perspective, I have goon so far back that I am in the realm of prehistorical speculation rather than simple historical fact to weave my stories around. ↗

— Jean M. Auel

#around #back #books #fact #far

I'm going to tell stories to the world. I think there's time for me to grow. We'll see. ↗

— Sasha Alexander

#grow #i #i think #me #see

The thing I am attracted to is just good writing and stories that are based somewhat in reality. ↗

— Jennifer Aniston

#attracted #based #good #good writing #i

For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories. ↗

— Plato

#first #himself #man #noblest #victories