This chapter is an attempt to share with you some insights about story listening and how to do it.

A child’s stories are simpler to understand because the language has not been developed to the point of high abstraction. An adult tells stories far more obtuse in nature.

Simply read a child’s story that he or she is writing for school, and you will discover some of the inner struggles with which the young person is trying to cope.

Storytelling is a form of self-disclosure.

I am a Warrior of Virtue, Nenya, the Water Warrior. Ardan is safe at last. That is all that matters. That is all that will ever matter...

Blood sin and desecration of the race are the original sin in this world and the end of a humanity which surrenders to it.

For some people, a park is the only place in their entire world where they can see something beautiful.

Life has its ups and downs, and time has to be your partner. Really, time is your soul mate.

We cannot take credit for our record avancement in certain scientific fields alone. We have been helped, and we have been helped by the people of other worlds.

I don't think the audience always listens to the critics. That's been proven time and time again.

It is not easy to get rich in Las Vegas, at Churchill Downs, or at the local Merrill Lynch office.

I'm a conservative. I was an avid supporter of Ronald Reagan; I thought he was fabulous.

The advent of self-government for the Iraqi people is a watershed moment in their history.