"It's safe to say that in a true war story nothing is ever absolutely true."

Jun 09, 2008 23:53

And I wonder if that's ever the same in real stories... "story-truth is truer sometimes than happening-truth." Meh. Fiction. Words. Ideas. Impressions. Letters mixed together to form sounds... Stories. Telling stories is fun, setting around and listening to stories is fun - re-living stories is amusing too. But your remembering, and my remembering ( Read more... )

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earthshinesheep June 10 2008, 16:56:28 UTC
love tim o'brien.

those pool kids {as i call them} have a tendency to relive stories of their past, over and over again. maybe not knowing the whole story is better for some. maybe it's nice to keep parts just for yourself. it's not secret hiding, it's just letting you have something to call your own.

what is the 21? i like all those d words. very much.

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