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I think I make better use of language and imagery than when I started out.

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Terry Brooks
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: January 8
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Sterling
Illinois
Terence Dean Brooks
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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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Anyway, several rewrites later, Del Rey Books did publish my first novel, and it did become the first work of fiction on the New York Times trade paperback bestseller list.
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The future is an ever-shifting maze of possibilities until it becomes the present
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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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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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Might have, could have, may have, should have—the haves and have nots reduced to pointless possibilities.
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A world in which elves exist and magic works offers greater opportunities to digress and explore.
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A cat never discusses his business with humans, not even Princesses. A cat never explains and never apologizes. A cat never alibis. You must accept a cat as it is and for what it is and not expect more than the pleasure of its company.
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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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Well, I think that as a country, we've drifted away from appreciating the importance of imagination.
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Evil contained is not evil destroyed.
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There is much to admire in Peter Brett's writing, and his concept is brilliant. There's action and suspense all the way.
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When I was a kid, we had to rely on our imaginations for entertainment.
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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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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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We forget that what matters begins with the imagination.
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What I want to write about has changed somewhat, and the scope of the storytelling has changed accordingly.
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Why pretend to be something you're not? If you have to be someone, be someone no one else is.
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This is for writers yet to be published who think the uphill climb will never end. Keep believing. This is also for published writers grown jaded by the process. Remember how lucky you are.
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I might add that you change as a person as you grow older, so you change as a writer, too.
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