We tend to regard history as true and 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' as untrue. That's always puzzled me. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes adventure finn history
Above all, a well-imagined story is organized around extraordinary human behaviors and unexpected and startling events, which help illuminate the commonplace and the ordinary. Tim O'Brien behaviorcommonplaceevent Change image and share on social
My life is storytelling. I believe in stories, in their incredible power to keep people alive, to keep the living alive, and the dead. Tim O'Brien alivedeadincredible Change image and share on social
I didn't get into writing to make money or get famous or any of that. I got into it to hit hearts, and man, when I get letters not just from the soldiers but from their kids, especially their kids, it makes it all worthwhile. Tim O'Brien famoushearthit share on social
A myth is a lie that conceals or reveals a truth. But if it reveals even a strand of history or truth, that's what gets my adrenaline going. Ashwin Sanghi adrenalineconcealhistory Change image and share on social
All the books I was reading as a teenager were about individuals having adventures. So I thought that was what writers were supposed to do: to go out on the road. Patrick deWitt adventurebookindividual Change image and share on social
Giving jazz the Congressional seal of approval is a little like making Huck Finn an honorary Boy Scout. Melvin Maddocks approvalboycongressional Change image and share on social