Christopher Vogler quotes
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“I realized that the good stories were affecting the organs of my body in various ways, and the really good ones were stimulating more than one organ. An effective story grabs your gut, tightens your throat, makes your heart race and your lungs pump, brings tears to your eyes or an explosion of laughter to your lips.”
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“As Dante says in the beginning of the Inferno, 'In the midst of life's journey I found myself in a dark wood, for the right path was lost.' I think we're all doing that, in our various ways Looking for our Selves in the dark wood. I hope you find yourself on your journey.”
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“A myth... is a metaphor for a mystery beyond human comprehension. It is a comparison that helps us understand, by analogy, some aspect of our mysterious selves. A myth, in this way of thinking, is not an untruth but a way of reaching a profound truth.”
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“It is a very strong rule in drama, and in life, that people remain true to their basic natures. They change, and their change is essential for drama, but typically they only change a little, taking a single step towards integrating a forgotten or rejected quality into their natures.”
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“If two or more organs of the body are not squirting fluids, the story's no good!”
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“The young, in their innocence, are often wise and capable of teaching the old.”
-- Christopher VoglerSource : Christopher Vogler (1998). “The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers”, Michael Wiese Productions
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Source : "Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers" by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, p. 147, 1895.
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“With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not laugh I should die.”
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“When people are laughing, they're generally not killing one another.”
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“The only way to write is well and how you do it is your own damn business.”
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