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The worst vulgarity is to avoid vulgarity solely on the grounds that it is vulgar.
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
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How massively the mountains stand, while low to the ground the sand blows. The sand blows on and on. And then there are no mountains, none at all, the sand has kissed and whispered them away. And still, the sand blows on.
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No one more cynical than an idealist.
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It gets cold in the desert at night, particularly up in the mountains the stars hammer on the rock and strike frost.
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I was reading some complex books in my own youth-and no, I didnt always understand every word, let alone every concept-but I got the main thrust, which was like a lifeline in a fluctuating world.
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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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The bitterness of joy lies in the knowledge that is cannot last. Nor should joy last beyond a certain season, for, after that season, even joy would become merely habit.
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No one is ever ordinary.
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Tales of heroes end in bliss.
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I will draw you back to me. You shall see. By a chain of stars.
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I just love writing. It's magical, it's somewhere else to go, it's somewhere much more dreadful, somewhere much more exciting. Somewhere I feel I belong, possibly more than in the so-called real world.
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He sat by her, watching every gesture she made, as if he would paint her portrait afterward.
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The so-called Real World. Human misery and sadness. Blind politics and general cruelty.
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Maidens who stay maidens turn into saints. Old women become sorceresses. Tough jobs, both of these.
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I hate the way, once you start to know someone, care about them, their behavior can distress you, even when it's unreasonable and not your fault, even if you were really trying to be careful, tactful.
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I like films, or some films, and would be intrigued to see my work on screen.
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It was not apathy. It was an intelligent disinterest in those things that could have no bearing on one's existence.
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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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Madness. I did not get myself born to die. I have better things to do.
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