“What is truth?” I said. “Is it the shallow assurance that something literally took place, or is it about something far deeper, something that is profoundly true— on all levels? Not just the literal one. It’s like poetry.” — Michael Lister Copy Share Image
“The truth of a story isn’t contingent on its being a factual account of actual events,” I said. “Think about Jesus’ parables. Is there anything more true than them?” — Michael Lister Copy Share Image
“You’ve been talking about me in therapy?”“In therapy, in my sleep, in AA, in chat rooms, to strangers,” I said. “Women like you are… — Michael Lister Copy Share Image
“What is truth?” I said. “Is it the shallow assurance that something literally took place, or is it about something far deeper, something that… — Michael Lister Copy Share Image
“As I walked down the extremely narrow hall of my not-so-mobile home, passing over the pale yellow linoleum curling up so that it no… — Michael Lister Copy Share Image
“When I moved back home to northwest Florida after being a cop and a cleric in Atlanta, I never would’ve imagined I’d become a… — Michael Lister Copy Share Image
“What else?”“I don’t know,” she said, frustration eating at the edge of her words. “Do you want me to say that I woke up… — Michael Lister Copy Share Image
“ventually Kathryn joined me by the lake with a blanket and picnic basket and entreated me to come away with her into the woods.… — Michael Lister Copy Share Image
“Wildlife photographer, photojournalist, war correspondent, paparazzi, even portraitist, but life laughs at the plans we make, and the dreams and ambitions of youth quickly… — Michael Lister Copy Share Image
“All the talent in the world can’t make up for attitude,” he said. “But attitude go a long way in making up for talent.” — Michael Lister Copy Share Image
“It was the wound that caused this scar, and the blood it shed, that had saved my life, and had given me the opportunity… — Michael Lister Copy Share Image
“We seemed to be heading toward a revolution that would not only see a battle between the haves and have-nots, but between the fundamentalists… — Michael Lister Copy Share Image
“and the stories we tell ourselves to make sense of ourselves and the world are all-powerful.” — Michael Lister Copy Share Image
