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I have always admired the work of Phil Farmer and was glad for the chance to work with him. Readers today may be too young to remember his classics like The Lovers.

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Piers Anthony
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: January 1
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When one person makes an accusation, check to be sure he himself is not the guilty one. Sometimes it is those whose case is weak who make the most clamour.
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Dor woke again as dawn came. The sun had somehow gotten around to the east, where the land was, and dried off so that it could shine again.
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Terry Pratchett's right up my alley ... give him a try!
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Adults had the notion that juveniles needed to suffer. Only when they had suffered enough to wipe out most of their naturally joyous spirits and innocence were they staid enough to be considered mature. An adult was essentially a broken-down child.
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Obviously it could be, because it was.
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When I started writing this, I found that I simply couldn't take fantasy seriously, so it became humorous, and continued from there.
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Never thought I'd see the day when Death was denied. That leaves taxes as the only certainty.
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Information is power. --Humfrey
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I never do a full outline, and if I did, I would not feel bound to it, because the view from inside a scene can be different from the view outside it. But neither do I just start writing and see what happens I am far more disciplined than that.
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If every editor turns you down, maybe you should take a second look at your text, however, just in case.
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No novel is a clone of any preceding one, though with a background cast of characters and things that has grown to thousands, there are many familiar aspects.
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One reason I don't suffer Writer's Block is that I don't wait on the muse, I summon it at need.
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Is it foolish to care for non-existent folk?Then, leave me to my foolishness.
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She looked around. Oh, I've just got to hug somebody! You! And she hugged Puck, the little ghost horse. And you. She hugged Pook, and Peek, and even the nose of the moat monster. But not you, she decided, encountering the zombie.
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...the sweetest temptation could be that which was known to be the most foolish.
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Being terrified but going ahead and doing what must be done—that's courage. The one who feels no fear is a fool, and the one who lets fear rule him is a coward.
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The biggest fool is the one who thinks he knows it all.
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I don't want ever to be guilty of what my critics claim: doing formula without original elements.
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I wish my readers took less of my time - about a third of my working time goes to them - but I love and need them all.
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