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I don't ever know where I'm going. Because one of the wonderful things about writing, which is different than working in programming, you don't need to know. You could just write and discover where you're going. And it's a great deal of fun.

Walter Mosley

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Walter Mosley
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: January 12
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I've always loved science fiction. I think the smartest writers are science fiction writers dealing with major things.
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People don't understand how hard it is to get recognized, how hard it is to get people to read your books. How hard it is to get people to even to understand what they're reading when they're talking to you about their books.
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