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SF is the literature of the theoretically possible, and F is the literature of the impossible.
Piers Anthony
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Piers Anthony
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: January 1
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Piers Anthony Dillingham Jacob
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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 sweetest temptation could be that which was known to be the most foolish.
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Information is power. --Humfrey
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That most dangerous of opponents: the one who took pains to comprehend the position of his adversary.
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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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We are all creatures of our ancestry! There is no right and wrong, objectively.
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Is it foolish to care for non-existent folk?Then, leave me to my foolishness.
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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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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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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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If every editor turns you down, maybe you should take a second look at your text, however, just in case.
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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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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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Barbarian --A Code of Conduct honored by all true barbarian warriors, requiring excellent coordination with weapons, closeness to nature, awkwardness with women, common sense, and completion of the mission.
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At the time I wrote Xone I had never been on the Internet.
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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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In fact, I believe that we need better sex education in our own culture, here in America, so that young folk learn about things like venereal disease before they encounter it.
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I maintain an ongoing survey of Internet Publishing and self publishing, so that it is now possible for any writer with a book to get it published at nominal cost or free, and to have it on sale at booksellers like Amazon.com.
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Polishing: a useful lesson for the hopeful writer. You say your tormented prose doesn't read as well as mine? Neither does mine, at first!
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Terry Pratchett's right up my alley ... give him a try!
Piers Anthony