tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3140085590487845600.post552809112816227989..comments2018-08-30T07:01:44.827-07:00Comments on Literary Liars: Admittance Of Age-Induced SenilityWestoverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05917769125252438284noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3140085590487845600.post-81239819867898474752011-01-25T10:06:36.582-08:002011-01-25T10:06:36.582-08:00It boils down to semantics. "Stories", ...It boils down to semantics. "Stories", to me, are purely fictional tales for entertainment or spiced-up versions of truth with the intent of capturing an audience. "Stories" are irrelevant if one has memories. The memories are the facts. Sure, you could use "stories" to spice it up, but purporting it as the truth would be dishonest.Steven Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16702604984815143904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3140085590487845600.post-72700998889759730912011-01-25T10:06:10.606-08:002011-01-25T10:06:10.606-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Steven Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16702604984815143904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3140085590487845600.post-39552136783040005802011-01-24T19:05:49.501-08:002011-01-24T19:05:49.501-08:00I don't think that O'Brien was saying that...I don't think that O'Brien was saying that at all. I think the point was that even though the war happened when he was a young man and he's now 43, remembering it and writing it down keeps it alive, as if it were still happening. He says remembering leads to stories, and stories make the remembered event last forever. In my opinion, he was trying to say that's why stories exist--to keep the past alive so we can always remember it and learn from it and relive it.Jessica Sykeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14279606272660424769noreply@blogger.com