Today’s Margaret Atwood quote comes from Moral Disorder, a book of connected short stories. It’s Words Wednesday! Let’s celebrate the written word with a nice quote from Canadian author Margaret Atwood. So what's your story? Share it in the comments.Contemporary Literature Quotes Words Wednesday Maybe I have a story or two to tell my kids. They shape entire cultures.Īfter traveling through European hostels, visiting churches in Latin America, and staying in homes throughout North America, I've conceded to my dad's prophetic statement. Stories are written to be shared, and it is our responsibility to retell those that we witness - not only for our own sake, but for the benefit of others. Nothing is so warm and inviting, yet so challenging and poignant, as a powerful story, told well. ( Click here to tweet that.) The power of stories Over the next couple years, I realized something:Īround every corner is a story waiting to be told. Maybe it wasn't the most moral or inspirational piece of life experience I could ever share with my offspring, but the guy had a point: It was one heck of a story. And that I did.Īfter a girl broke off an engagement to date me and my whole fraternity went up in arms over the issue - all within two weeks before the beginning of summer break - a friend pointed out, “Dude, you gotta write that down.
My dad gave me a journal on my 19th birthday, encouraging me to fill it with rich stories. It was my freshmen year of college when the theme of storytelling re-emerged in my life. With his tales of UFO sightings and Walter Payton autographs, it seemed unlikely. I wondered if it could be true, that I would one day have stories better than my dad's. You'll have even better stories that you'll tell to your son.” He reminded me that everyone has a story to tell they just don't always realize it. I'll never have stories as good as yours.”īut would laugh and then reply confidently, “Sure you will. I remember saying at one point, “Dad, you have some great stories.
I was fascinated with the tales of him and his friend Marty, causing some kind of mischief. When I was a kid, every night he would tell me an anecdote from his childhood.
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