Author Archives: Peter Morrow

Stephen Fry’s interview with Gay Byrne on RTE Radio 1 has caused something of a stir. According the the Irish Independent, “4 million views online”; and the comment receiving the most attention is the following:

In response to Byrne’s question about meeting god/a god, “him, her, or it” at the Pearly Gates, Fry responded,

“I’ll say, ‘Bone cancer in children? 

For in Calormen, story-telling (whether the stories are true or made up) is a thing you’re taught, just as English boys and girls are taught essay-writing. The difference is that people want to hear the stories, whereas I never heard of anyone who wanted to read the essays.