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I can walk into a gun store in my town and buy military-grade weapons. You'd be shocked by the amount of firepower you can buy…

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We are, as a species, addicted to story. Even when the body goes to sleep, the mind stays up all night, telling…
I have this little neighbor next door. He comes over and tells me about playing Call of Duty, and he's talking about,…
The brain stays up all night telling stories while we sleep. We just call them dreams.
Human minds yield helplessly to the suction of story. No matter how hard we concentrate, no matter how deep we dig in…
We are creatures of story, and the process of changing one mind or the whole world must begin with 'Once upon a…
Fiction seems to be more effective at changing beliefs than nonfiction, which is designed to persuade through argument and evidence. Studies show…
In my profession more generally, it's not an exaggeration to say that masculinity is viewed as the root of all evil. If…
Whenever I was confronted in the schoolyard, I found some way to avoid the fight. I ran for it. I backed down.…
What you do in a fight gym is learn how to be brave. You're learning how to punch and kick in a…
It's an empirical question whether training makes one more or less likely to get in a fight outside the gym. In some…
Getting punched in the face with a padded glove doesn't really hurt your face. It doesn't hurt your skull. The only thing…
Fighting is really, really rewarding. I truly enjoyed it. I got feelings from fighting that were bigger than those I had experienced…

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I just wanted to get the hell out of my town. I wanted to leave with reckless abandon. I didn't care where… — Billie Joe Armstrong
I was always enamored with TV shows and movies. But you didn't grow up in my town and turn into an actor. — Scott Wolf
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When I was 13 years old, a professional theater company in my town needed a kid actor. I auditioned, and I got… — Trevor Nunn
My town hall meetings are with friends and neighbors, fellow Americans. We engage. — Sheila Jackson Lee
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