My life story is the story of everyone I’ve ever met.
Jonathan Safran Foer (via languagemagic)
Burns’ “1 and 1 equals 3,” or the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, reminds me of others using math in storytelling. There’s Andrew Stanton on Ted Talks where he encouraged storytellers: “Don’t give [the audience] four; give them two plus two” or “Make the audience put things together.”
Ken Burns: On Story (by Redglass Pictures)
What makes a great story? For legendary filmmaker Ken Burns, the answer is both complicated and personal. In this short documentary about the craft of storytelling, he explains his lifelong mission to wake the dead.
1+1=3.
Ken Burns on storytelling
People are fed by the food industry, which pays no attention to health, and treated by the health industry, which pays no attention to food.
Wendell Berry (via azspot)
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