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We need the expressive arts, the ancient scribes, the storytellers, the priests.
Tanith Lee
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Tanith Lee
Age: 67 †
Born: 1947
Born: September 19
Died: 2015
Died: May 24
Novelist
Poet
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
London
England
Esther Garber
Judas Garbah
Expressive
Storyteller
Priests
Arts
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Scribes
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Needs
Storytellers
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Madness. I did not get myself born to die. I have better things to do.
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I came up with a parallel Venice called Venus. set in a parallel Venice about 1701.
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The so-called Real World. Human misery and sadness. Blind politics and general cruelty.
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It was so useful to lie with the truth.
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We all have our dreams. May we find them, and God have mercy on us when we do.
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It's very selfish when I write. I'm not aware, ever, of writing for another person I'm not even really aware of writing for myself.
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Maidens who stay maidens turn into saints. Old women become sorceresses. Tough jobs, both of these.
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Hope is a punishable offense. The verdict is always death one more death of the heart.
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I like films, or some films, and would be intrigued to see my work on screen.
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No one more cynical than an idealist.
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The soul is a magician. Only living flesh hampers it.
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The humble were the elect of God. Did not the priests teach so, in their gemmed, kingly robes, from their towering pulpits?
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If they had said my writing wasn't good enough, fair enough, that's an opinion. But to say it's too complex is to insult the intelligence of the so-called young.
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