#tory

All objects, all phases of culture are alive. They have voices. They speak of their history and interrelatedness. And they are all talking at once! ↗

— Camille Paglia

#culture #history #objects #once #phases

American policy seems to be wed to a perpetual state of war. Why? History shows that the world will always be in flux or turmoil, with different peoples competing for visibility and power. The U.S. cannot fix the fate of every nation. ↗

— Camille Paglia

#american #american policy #cannot #competing #different

Our liberal, New York/Washington-based media would never in a million years put Liberal Godfather Ted Kennedy on the spot about his clan's bad behavior, to whose lurid history he himself has contributed so much. ↗

— Camille Paglia

#bad #behavior #clan #contributed #godfather

It was the closest to purgatory that I've ever experienced while I've been living. ↗

— Dave Thomas

#closest #ever #experienced #i #living

The only thing I shy away from is non-consensual violence. I can't write a story where someone is a simple victim because it's boring. ↗

— Chuck Palahniuk

#because #boring #i #only #shy

Emotionally, in our minds, we get so filled with resentments where we've got a story about absolutely everything. ↗

— Chuck Palahniuk

#absolutely #emotionally #everything #filled #get

I try to tell a story the way someone would tell you a story in a bar, with the same kind of timing and pacing. ↗

— Chuck Palahniuk

#i #kind #pacing #same #someone

You can tell a more over-the-top incredible story if you use a nonfiction form. ↗

— Chuck Palahniuk

#incredible #more #nonfiction #over-the-top #story

But, number one, I think traditional noir doesn't work in contemporary storytelling because we don't live in that world anymore. ↗

— Brian De Palma

#because #contemporary #i #i think #live

I've been obsessed with this kind of visual storytelling for quite a while, and I try to create material that allows me to explore it. ↗

— Brian De Palma

#been #create #explore #i #kind