Christopher Vogler Quotes

• I realized that the good stories were affecting the organs of my body in various ways, and the really good ones were stimulating more than one organ. An effective story grabs your gut, tightens your throat, makes your heart race and your lungs pump, brings tears to your eyes or an explosion of laughter to your lips.

  Christopher Vogler

  Laughter, Philosophy, Writing

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• A myth... is a metaphor for a mystery beyond human comprehension. It is a comparison that helps us understand, by analogy, some aspect of our mysterious selves. A myth, in this way of thinking, is not an untruth but a way of reaching a profound truth.

  Christopher Vogler

  Thinking, Self, Profound

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• It is a very strong rule in drama, and in life, that people remain true to their basic natures. They change, and their change is essential for drama, but typically they only change a little, taking a single step towards integrating a forgotten or rejected quality into their natures.

  Christopher Vogler

  Strong, Drama, People

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• As Dante says in the beginning of the Inferno, 'In the midst of life's journey I found myself in a dark wood, for the right path was lost.' I think we're all doing that, in our various ways Looking for our Selves in the dark wood. I hope you find yourself on your journey.

  Christopher Vogler

  Dark, Thinking, Journey

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• If two or more organs of the body are not squirting fluids, the story's no good!

  Christopher Vogler

  Two, Stories, Body

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• The young, in their innocence, are often wise and capable of teaching the old.

  Christopher Vogler

  Wise, Teaching, Innocence

  Christopher Vogler (1998). “The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers”, Michael Wiese Productions

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