A story to me means a plot where there is some surprise. Because that is how life is - full of surprises.

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We must believe in free will, we have no choice.

We must believe in free will, we have no choice.

When I was a little boy, they called me a liar, but now that I...

When I was a little boy, they called me a liar, but now that I...

The analysis of character is the highest human entertainment.

The analysis of character is the highest human entertainment.

The waste basket is the writer's best friend.

The waste basket is the writer's best friend.

Life is God's novel. Let him write it.

Life is God's novel. Let him write it.

I am thankful, of course, for the prize and thankful to God for each story,...

I am thankful, of course, for the prize and thankful to God for each story,...

Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions

Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions

Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters.

Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters.

We write not only for children but also for their parents. They, too, are serious...

We write not only for children but also for their parents. They, too, are serious...

If Moses had been paid newspaper rates for the Ten Commandments, he might have written...

If Moses had been paid newspaper rates for the Ten Commandments, he might have written...

What nature delivers to us is never stale. Because what nature creates has eternity in...

What nature delivers to us is never stale. Because what nature creates has eternity in...

Life is God's novel. Let him write it.

Life is God's novel. Let him write it.

For those who are willing to make an effort, great miracles and wonderful treasures are...

For those who are willing to make an effort, great miracles and wonderful treasures are...

When you betray somebody else, you also betray yourself.

When you betray somebody else, you also betray yourself.

If Moses had been paid newspaper rates for the Ten Commandments, he might have written...

If Moses had been paid newspaper rates for the Ten Commandments, he might have written...

Every creator painfully experiences the chasm between his inner vision and its ultimate expression.

Every creator painfully experiences the chasm between his inner vision and its ultimate expression.

The very essence of literature is the war between emotion and intellect, between life and...

The very essence of literature is the war between emotion and intellect, between life and...

A person starts dying when they stop dreaming.

A person starts dying when they stop dreaming.

Everything's plastic, we're all gonna die.

Everything's plastic, we're all gonna die.

Any existence deprived of freedom is a kind of death.

Any existence deprived of freedom is a kind of death.