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We are no longer worried that children are missing school because of video games, though. We are worried that they are murdering their classmates because of video games.

Tom Bissell

We are no longer worried that children are missing school because of video games, though. We are worried that they are murdering their classmates because of video games.

Tags: children, video games

A great writer reveals the truth even when he or she does not wish to.

Tom Bissell

A great writer reveals the truth even when he or she does not wish to.

Tags: truth, writers, writing

About Author
Tom Bissell (born January 9, 1974) is an American journalist, critic, and writer, best known for his extensive work as a writer of video games, including The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, Battlefield Hardline, and Gears 5. His work has been adapted into films by Julia Loktev, Werner Herzog and James Franco.

Reading gives one something to think about other than one's self.

Tom Bissell

Reading gives one something to think about other than one's self.

Tags: reading, self

Most non-readers are nothing but an agglomeration of third-hand opinion and blindly received wisdom.

Tom Bissell

Most non-readers are nothing but an agglomeration of third-hand opinion and blindly received wisdom.

Tags: non readers, readers, reading

I think the highest purpose of fiction is to show that all people are fundamentally worthy of mercy.

Tom Bissell

I think the highest purpose of fiction is to show that all people are fundamentally worthy of mercy.

Tags: fiction

Fun is not the same thing as fulfillment.

Tom Bissell

Fun is not the same thing as fulfillment.

Tags: fun

Sport-based video games occupy an odd space within the sphere of modern home entertainment. Reliably enjoyed by millions, the sport-based video game stands at what sometimes feels like an oblique angl...

Tom Bissell

Sport-based video games occupy an odd space within the sphere of modern home entertainment. Reliably enjoyed by millions, the sport-based video game stands at what sometimes feels like an oblique angl...

Tags: home, game, video games

The suicide John Kennedy Toole is probably the most famous True Outsider, though it pains me to admit that I regard A Confederacy of Dunces as one of the most overrated novels ever published. I am gla...

Tom Bissell

The suicide John Kennedy Toole is probably the most famous True Outsider, though it pains me to admit that I regard A Confederacy of Dunces as one of the most overrated novels ever published. I am gla...