Sara Teasdale, "The Look". Pablo Neruda quotes. I like my body when it is with your by e e cummings at Old Poetry. Love1yx.jpg (JPEG Image, 583x600 pixels) Words-45610e49463a29300f4314537e0c38bf_h.jpg (JPEG Image, 500x333 pixels) Kurt Vonnegut explains drama. I was at a Kurt Vonnegut talk in New York a few years ago. Talking about writing, life, and everything. He explained why people have such a need for drama in their life. He said, “People have been hearing fantastic stories since time began. The problem is, they think life is supposed to be like the stories. Let's look at a few examples.” He drew an empty grid on the board, like this: Time moves from left to right. He said, “Let's look at a very common story arc. It starts with her awful life with evil stepsisters, scrubbing the fireplace.
“People LOVE that story! He wiped the board clean and said, “Now let's look at another popular story arc: the disaster.” It's an ordinary day in an ordinary town. But the problem is, life is really like this... Our lives drifts along with normal things happening. “But because we grew up surrounded by big dramatic story arcs in books and movies, we think our lives are supposed to be filled with huge ups and downs! That's why people invent fights. Patriotic Love - What's Brewin'