Angelica Banks...stories want to be told. Stories have a power of their own ... you can't write a story until you've felt it. Breathed it in. Walked with your characters. Talked with them.
About This Quote
A writer’s job is to breathe life into a story. They can’t write a story until they felt the story in their own life and felt that same emotion when writing it. This quote is actually from the movie “The Great Santini,” which is based on the famous book written by Pat Conroy. The book tells of a Marine Corps Colonel who uses his heroism and military training to teach his family about honor, duty, sacrifice, and leadership. It’s a phenomenal story, but you can see how the author’s life inspired him to write about these values.
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