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Daniel Quinn is an American novelist known for his profound insights into human history and culture. His works often explore the relationship between humans and nature, as well as the development of human civilization.

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“You shouldn't have to settle for rabbits if what you want is deer”

Ifs Want What You Want Settling Rabbits Deer

Book:Ishmael: A Novel

Source: Ishmael: A Novel

“Children don't need learning. They need access to what they want to learn outside the home.”

Want Needs Children Home Access

Author:Daniel Quinn

“Most beginning writers - and I was the same - are like chefs trying to cook great dishes that they've never tasted themselves. How can you make a great - or even an adequate - bouillabaisse if you've never had any? If you don't really understand why people read mysteries - or romances or literary novels or thrillers or whatever - then there's no way in the world you're going to write one that anyone wants to publish. This is the meaning of the well-known expression "Write what you know."”

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Author:Daniel Quinn

“The people who are horrified by the idea of children learning what they want to learn when they want to learn it have not accepted the very elementary psychological fact that people (all people, of every age) remember the things that are important to them - the things they need to know - and forget the rest.”

People Knows Want Needs Children Important Ideas Facts Age Remember Forget Libertarian Accepted Psychological Children Learning

Author:Daniel Quinn

“I didn't want a guru or a kung fu master or a spiritual director. I didn't want to become a sorcerer or learn the zen of archery or meditate or align my chakras or uncover mast incarnations...I was after something else entirely, but it wasn't in the Yellow Pages or anywhere else that I could discover.”

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Author:Daniel Quinn

“People will listen when they're ready to listen and not before. Don't waste time with people who want to argue. They'll keep you immobilized forever. Look for people who are already open to something new.”

People Want Looks Knowledge Forever Learning Ready Waste Management Arguing Something New Wasting Time Don't Waste Time

Book:Beyond Civilization: Humanity's Next Great Adventure

Source: Beyond Civilization: Humanity's Next Great Adventure

About the Author

Born: October 11, 1935
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 110

Books & Sources

Ishmael: A NovelRelated source material

Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and SpiritRelated source material

Beyond Civilization: Humanity's Next Great AdventureRelated source material

My IshmaelRelated source material

The HolyRelated source material

The Story of BRelated source material

IshmaelRelated source material

If They Give You Lined Paper, Write Sideways.Related source material

Newcomer's Guide to the Afterlife: On the Other Side Known Commonly As "The Little Book"Related source material

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