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We're all capable of climbing so much higher than we usually permit ourselves to suppose.

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Writing is one of the few professions in which you can psychoanalyse yourself, get rid of hostilities and frustrations in public, and get paid for it.
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A tree Cannot grow In its parents' shadows.
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Civilization is to groups what intelligence is to individuals. It is a means of combining the intelligence of many to achieve ongoing group adaptation.
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I have a huge and savage conscience that won't let me get away with things.
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A victim of God may, Through learning adaption, Become a partner of God, A victim of God may, Through forethought and planning, Become a shaper of God. Or a victim of God may, Through shortsightedness and fear, Remain God's victim, God's plaything, God's prey.
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Not everyone has been a bully or the victim of bullies, but everyone has seen bullying, and seeing it, has responded to it by joining in or objecting, by laughing or keeping silent, by feeling disgusted or feeling interested.
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No... a novel is a long business. I'm a slow writer, even when I'm doing very well I write slowly.
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When your rage is choking you, it is best to say nothing.
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He was like me - a kindred spirit crazy enough to keep on trying.
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There's no narcotic like exhaustion.
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Third, for people who aren't doing it already, take classes - they're worthwhile. Workshops or classes - a workshop is where you do actually get feedback on your work, not just something where you go and sit for a day.
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But my problem with fantasy, and horror, and related genres, is that sometimes the problems are illogical.
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Beware At war Or at peace, More people die Of unenlightened self-interest Than of any other disease
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Slavery was a long slow process of dulling.
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And by the way, I wanted to point out that Kindred is not science fiction. You'll note there's no science in it. It's a kind of grim fantasy.
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Every story I create, creates me. I write to create myself.
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Religion is a dangerous prod, because it can always be misused and get out of hand, but it's useful for keeping people on the straight and narrow.
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If you want a thing--truly want it, want it so badly that you need it as you need air to breathe, then unless you die, you will have it. Why not? It has you. There is no escape. What a cruel and terrible thing escape would be if escape were possible
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On the other hand, I was very much interested in the way people behaved, the human dance, how they seemed to move around each other. I wanted to play around with that.
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