![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
penmageA question for all of you:
Why are stories important?
I know why stories are important to me, I know why I think that if I was cut off from stories it would be like being cut off from oxygen. But why are stories important to you? I'm talking about stories of all kinds here, written, unwritten, in any media. Why are stories important? Why are they important to you, why are they important to the world, why are they important in general?
Why are stories important?
I know why stories are important to me, I know why I think that if I was cut off from stories it would be like being cut off from oxygen. But why are stories important to you? I'm talking about stories of all kinds here, written, unwritten, in any media. Why are stories important? Why are they important to you, why are they important to the world, why are they important in general?
![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
no subject
Date: 2004-12-31 10:49 am (UTC)- Kurt Vonnegut
*foma = harmless untruths.
Because life has no beginning or end or reason, and stories make microcosms of emotion and circumstance and personality, give them a scope manageable for analysis. Because stories tell me the truth when life so often doesn't. Because archetypes exist for a reason. Because I may never master "accio!" Because facts can only inform you of so much. Because imagination exists. Because in order to learn you must process. Because reality can be depressing. Because a fictional boy will never break my heart. Because art is the only thing I'm sure of. Because.