Jo Walton Quotes

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Jo Walton, born on December 1, 1964, is a British writer known for her works in science fiction and fantasy. Her writing often explores themes of humanity, society, and politics, and is celebrated for its unique perspective and profound insights.

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Famous Jo Walton Quotes

“If the purpose of literature is to illuminate human nature, the purpose of fantastic literature is to do that from a wider perspective. You can say different things about what it means to be human if you can contrast that to what it means to be a robot, or an alien, or an elf.”

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Author:Jo Walton

“If you love books enough, books will love you back.”

Ifs Book Enough Love You

Book:Among Others

Source: Among Others

“You know, class is like magic. There's nothing there you can point to, it evaporates if you try to analyse it, but it's real and it affects how people behave and makes things happen.”

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Book:Among Others

Source: Among Others

“If I were omnipotent and omnibenevolent I wouldn't be so damn ineffable.”

Ifs Damn Omnipotent Omnipotence Ineffable

Book:Among Others

Source: Among Others

“I had said that Le Guin's worlds were real because her people were so real, and he said yes, but the people were so real because they were the people the worlds would have produced. If you put Ged to grow up on Anarres or Shevek in Earthsea, they would be the same people, the backgrounds made the people, which of course you see all the time in mainstream fiction, but it's rare in SF.”

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Author:Jo Walton

“I am reading The Lord of the Rings. I suddenly wanted to. I almost know it by heart, but I can still sink right into it. I know no other book that is so much like going on a journey. When I put it down to this, I feel as if I am also waiting with Pippin for the echoes of that stone down the well.”

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Book:Among Others

Source: Among Others

About the Author

Born: December 1, 1964
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 55

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