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Themes of The Infinite
Patience talks about the themes and ideas in The Infinite.
  1. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  2. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  12. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  13. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  14. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  15. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  16. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  17. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
  18. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  19. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  20. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
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