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Quote by Poul Anderson

“We live with our archetypes, but can we live in them?”

Book:Going For Infinity: A Literary Journey

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This book is a collection of literary works that delve into a wide array of topics and narrative techniques, offering a rich tapestry of storytelling and thought-provoking content. more

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Poul Anderson

Poul Anderson was an American science fiction author known for his rich imagination and profound insights into science fiction. His works span a wide range of genres from space opera to hard science fiction, having a profound impact on the development of science fiction literature. more

“My rule has been, so far as I could have any rule (I could have no cast-iron rule) - my rule has been, to write what I have to say the best way I can - then lay it aside - taking it up again after some time and reading it afresh - the mind new to it. If there's no jar in the new reading, well and good - that's sufficient for me.”

Ifs Way Writing Mind Wells Has Beens I Can Reading Lays Casts Best Way Sufficient Iron Jars

Book:Walt Whitman's Camden conversations

Source: Walt Whitman's Camden conversations

“Fiction is very important to me. It's what I do, it's what I do with my life.”

Writing Important Reality Fiction

Author:Theodore Sturgeon

“I submitted manuscripts to publishers. This was not so much a feeling that I should be published as a wish to escape the feared and hated drudgery of normal work.”

Should Writing Feelings Wish Normal Hated Publishers Manuscripts Drudgery

Author:Tanith Lee

“The beginning of a plot is the prompting of desire.”

Writing Desire Plot