Writer of The Things They Carried,
Tim O'Brien (left), wrote two pieces in
The Things They Carried that inspired me.
"That's what stories are for. Stories are for joining the past to the future. Stories are for those late hours in the night when you can't remember how you got from where you were to where you are. Stories are for eternity, when memory is erased, when there is nothing to remember except the story."
from Spin,The Things They Carried
"By telling stories, you objectify you own experience. You separate it from yourself. You pin down certain truths. You make up others."
from Notes, The Things They Carried
Writing is something I want to base my life on. And what O'Brien says here speaks to me. Writing can be so powerful.
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