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Quote by Denis Diderot

“The enjoyment of freedom which could be exercised without any motivation would be the real hallmark of a maniac.”

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Denis Diderot was a French philosopher, art critic, and writer who played a pivotal role in the Enlightenment. He is best known for his work on the Encyclopédie, which aimed to compile all the knowledge of the time into a single work. more

“A lot of new writers assume you have to know the where the story is going and that it flows out as molten gold. But really, sometimes you think you are going to one place, but then you decide that is dumb idea. Then you go somewhere else and it is a worse idea. But then you switch again and you might have a beautiful accident.”

Thinking Knows Ideas Sometimes Stories Might Beautiful Flow Gold Assuming Accidents Dumb Somewhere Else

Author:Patrick Rothfuss

“I've got an idea for a modern day faerie tale that I think would made a great short novel. But I just don't have the time to work on it right now. I'm way too busy with the 'Kingkiller Chronicles' and being a new dad.”

Thinking Way Made Ideas Novel Modern Dad Right Now Busy Tales Too Busy Faerie Chronicles Modern Day Great Short

Author:Patrick Rothfuss

“The moon grew full, then slowly pared itself down until it shriveled into a ghostly boat riding above the roiling dark. Then it fell out of the sky. They climbed into it, left land behind, and floated out to sea.”

Left Dark Behinds Sea Sky Land Grew Moon Boat Riding

Book:Song for the Basilisk

Source: Song for the Basilisk

“There was the gaudy patch of sunflowers beside the west gate of the palace of the Prince of Ombria, that did nothing all day long but turn their golden-haired, thousand-eyed faces to follow the sun.”

Long Faces Turns Sun Thousand West Golden Gates Palaces Patches Sunflower Gaudy

Book:Ombria in Shadow

Source: Ombria in Shadow

“Research the imagination. It was as obsolete as the appendix in most adults, except for those in whom, like the appendix, it became inflamed for no reason.”

Reason Imagination Research Adults No Reason Obsolete Appendix

Book:Wonders of the Invisible World

Source: Wonders of the Invisible World

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