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“Number one rule for fiction: Coincidence can be used to worsen a characters predicament, but never to solve his problems.”

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Vivian Vande Velde

Vivian Vande Velde is an American science fiction and fantasy writer known for her unique and imaginative works. Born on June 18, 1951, she has been writing since the 1970s and has published numerous novels and short story collections. more

“New York does nothing for those of us who are inclined to love her except implant in our hearts a homesickness that baffles us until we go away from her, and then we realize why we are restless. At home or away, we are homesick for New York not because New York used to be better and not because she used to be worse but because the city holds us and we don't know why.”

Knows Heart Doe Home Used Realizing Cities New York Used To Be Going Away Restless Homesickness Homesick Implants

Book:The Long-Winded Lady: Notes from The New Yorker

Source: The Long-Winded Lady: Notes from The New Yorker

“Mother-love is not inevitable. The good mother is a great artist ever creating beauty out of chaos”

Mother Artist Love Is Creating Chaos Inevitable Great Art Great Artist Mother Love Good Mother Creating Beauty

Author:Alice Randall

“Is being burnt a requisite for the making of art? Personally, I don't think it is. But art is poultice for a burn. It is a privilege to have, somewhere within you, a capacity for making something speak from your own seared experience.”

Thinking Art Speak Art Is Capacity Privilege Within You

Author:Molly Peacock

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