"The storyteller serves the tribe as we’ve always done—much like the shaman, we absorb what’s going on around us and then spend a lot of time alone, venturing ahead of the group, into the darkness. Through the images which arise in our subconscious, we capture a reflection of our culture at this point in time. Stories show us who we are and where we’re going, and that’s why the tribe—the public—will always eagerly look to storytellers and artists for the capital T truth, not politicians or pundits, or even religious leaders. As well-intentioned as some of them may be, they can’t separate themselves from their agendas. But not the writers. We have no agendas, and in many cases, no money or fame to gain, either! Just the urgent, pressing need to get our visions down on paper. Tell the story."
http://robmclennan.blogspot.com/2014/12/12-o4-20-second-series-questions-with.html
