Saturday
Feb202010
Hannah Arendt on Storytelling
Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 12:02AM
Today’s Memoir/Family History Quote
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it.
Hannah Arendt
Today’s Literary Birthday
French novelist Pierre Boulle was born this day in 1912. His two best known books are most famous as movies: The Bridge Over the River Kwai and The Planet of the Apes. He gave the shortest acceptance speech in the history of the Academy Awards when he won for the script for Bridge Over the River Kwai. He said, “Merci.”
Today’s Memoir/Family History Memory Trigger
Each day we offer a question or action to help you trigger your memories of things which will make your memoir or family history richer, more detailed and more interesting. Reflect on the prompt and see what ideas it triggers. Here’s today’s:
Describe the family you thought you would have (as an adult) when growing up.
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it.
Hannah Arendt
Today’s Literary Birthday
French novelist Pierre Boulle was born this day in 1912. His two best known books are most famous as movies: The Bridge Over the River Kwai and The Planet of the Apes. He gave the shortest acceptance speech in the history of the Academy Awards when he won for the script for Bridge Over the River Kwai. He said, “Merci.”
Today’s Memoir/Family History Memory Trigger
Each day we offer a question or action to help you trigger your memories of things which will make your memoir or family history richer, more detailed and more interesting. Reflect on the prompt and see what ideas it triggers. Here’s today’s:
Describe the family you thought you would have (as an adult) when growing up.
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