“COGNITIVE SECRET: Emotion determines the meaning of everything— if we’re not feeling, we’re not conscious. STORY SECRET: All story is emotion based— if we’re not
“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms–to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances,
“We live in a fantasy world, a world of illusion. The great task in life is to find reality.” –Iris Murdoch In A Beautiful
As a long-time fan of Robert McKee’s book Story and having attended one of his weekend seminars, I’ve admired his analysis of the film Ordinary People,
“You can’t help but compare yourself against the old-timers. Can’t help but wonder how they would’ve operated these times.”