Reading and Writing

"Story-telling has long held a place of prominence in American culture, but only recently has come to be viewed as a having a role in t...

"it is this capacity to make up stories that makes us act morally. When we tell and hear stories about others, we discover an impulse t...

"We are, as a species, addicted to story. Even when the body goes to sleep, the mind stays up all night, telling itself stories," ...