old stories
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Why do you think the old stories tell of men who set out on great journeys to impress the gods? Because trying to impress people just isn't worth the time and effort.
Old stories are like old friends, she used to say. You have to visit them from time to time.
We make the oldest stories new when we succeed, and we are trapped by the old stories when we fail.
My material is as new as anything on the dinner table. What difference does it make if I'm 70 or if I'm 20? The audience knows they aren't getting any old stories from me.
And I began to feel sorry for myself; for so many years, my drawer full of memories had held the same old stories.
Because some stories end, but old stories go on, and you gotta dance to the music if you want to stay ahead.