. . . Nobody Every Taught You

For An Entire Populace, Change, Growth, And Spontaneity Were Dangerous. Acting Upon A Personal Desire, Whispering A Hidden Longing, Revealing Your True Feelings - All The Human Actions We Think Of As Essential To A Character - Had Be Censored By The Self Lest They Be Punished By The State.

Sometimes In Life, Things Happen That Will Knock You Back. Hell, You May Get Beaten To Your Knees But You Must Never Allow This World To Knock You Down! Conjure Up All The Strength You Have And Drive Through Whatever It Is Keeping You On Your Knees. Build Up The Strength And Your Knees May Never Buckle Again!

. . . Nobody Every Taught You Loyalty . . .

Where We Are From... [s]tories Are Factual. If A Farmer Is Declared A Music Virtuoso By The State, Everyone Had Better Start Calling Him Maestro. And Secretly, He'd Be Wise To Start Practicing The Piano. For Us, The Story Is More Important Than The Person. If A Man And His Story Are In Conflict, It Is The Man Who Must Change.

The Urge To Create A Fictional Narrative Is A Mysterious One, And When An Idea Comes, The Writer's Sense Of What A Story Wants To Be Is Only Vaguely Visible Through The Penumbra Of Inspiration.