A Million Miles in a Thousand Years
It wasn’t necessary to win for the story to be great, it was only necessary to sacrifice everything.
Donald Miller • A Million Miles in a Thousand Years
finding a team of people doing hard work for a noble cause, and joining them.
Donald Miller • A Million Miles in a Thousand Years
Susan essentially said no. And she said that with her husband sitting right there in the audience. She said she and her husband believed they were a cherished prize for each other, and they would probably drive any other people mad. But then she said something I thought was wise. She said she
Donald Miller • A Million Miles in a Thousand Years
we were designed to live through something rather than to attain something, and the thing we were meant to live through was designed to change us. The point of a story is the character arc, the change.
Donald Miller • A Million Miles in a Thousand Years
Robert McKee talks about character revelation in his book: “Beneath the surface of characterization,” he says, “regardless of appearances, who is this person? At the heart of his humanity, what will we find? Is he loving or cruel? Generous or selfish? Strong or weak? Truthful or a liar? Courageous or cowardly? The only way to know the truth is to w
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watching a story is not the same as actually living a story. When you are watching a story you can watch a character struggle and enjoy it. But when you are that character, when you’re actually living inside the story, it’s not so fun.
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“Writing a story isn’t about making your peaceful fantasies come true. The whole point of the story is the character arc. You didn’t think joy could change a person, did you? Joy is what you feel when the conflict is over. But it’s conflict that changes a person.” His voice was like thunder now. “You put your characters through hell. You put them t
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If a story sets our moral compass, my compass had changed from cynicism to hope.
Donald Miller • A Million Miles in a Thousand Years
Darius Goes West.
Donald Miller • A Million Miles in a Thousand Years
I was watching the movie Star Wars recently and wondered what made that movie so good. Of course, there are a thousand reasons. But I also noticed that if I paused the DVD on any frame, I could point toward any major character and say exactly what that person wanted. No character had a vague ambition. It made me wonder if the reasons our lives seem
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