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What I want to write about has changed somewhat, and the scope of the storytelling has changed accordingly.
Terry Brooks
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Terry Brooks
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: January 8
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Science Fiction Writer
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Sterling
Illinois
Terence Dean Brooks
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Writing fantasy lets me imagine a great deal more than, say, writing about alligators, and lets me write about places more distant than Florida, but I can tell you things about Florida and alligators, let you make the connection all on your own.
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What kind of world permitted such terrible injustice, where good men were stripped of everything and soulless creatures of malice and hatred survived to glory in their pointless death?
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Cats can do whatever they want, whenever they want, without regard to what anyone says or does. Rather like Princesses.
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We must nurture and love, if life is to have any real meaning. But First we must find a way to survive against the things that prevent us from doing so.
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My breakthrough as a reader was when I discovered the European adventure story writers - Alexander Dumas, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sir Walter Scott, to name a few.
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I want to kick-start your imagination and let you discover the places it can take you.
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If I have the means, I have the responsibility to employ them.
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Herein lies the heart and soul of the nations. Their right to be free men, Their desire to live in peace, Their courage to seek out truth, Herein lies the Sword of Shannara.
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When she cried, he would say, there is nothing wrong with crying. Your feelings tell you who are. They tell what is important. Don't ever be ashamed of them.
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The more complex and overwhelming the threat to a protagonist, the better the opportunity for the author to create a compelling conflict and a dramatic resolution.
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When I was a kid, we had to rely on our imaginations for entertainment.
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For a writer, its very attractive to stay in one world for a time.
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I think I make better use of language and imagery than when I started out.
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It's better to die in pursuit of your dreams than to live a life without hope.
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I cannot imagine life without books any more than I can imagine life without breathing.
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The Golden Compass is one of the best fantasy / adventure stories that I have read. This is a book no one should miss.
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After all, you put a lot into creating a universe and everything that goes with it, and it seems a shame to use it only once.
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We live out our lives as we are meant to live them-with some choice, with some chance, but mostly as a result of the persons we are.
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Well, I think that as a country, we've drifted away from appreciating the importance of imagination.
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She has her gown nicely in place tonight, doesn't she? Black velvet and sparkles, not a thread left hanging. Clever girl, this city. Even the sky is her friend.
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