“A long time ago, I became aware that many of us have a tendency to lump nature into simplistic categories, such as what we consider beautiful or ugly, important or unimportant. As human a thing as that is to do, I think it often leads us to misunderstand the respective roles of life forms and their interconnectedness.” ThinkingHumansLongImportantBeautifulFormRolesLong TimeUglyTendenciesCategoriesLong Time AgoUnimportantLumpsInterconnectedness Author:Gary Larson
“I think the tendency to over-explain and over describe is one of the most common failings in fantasy. It's an unfortunate piece of Tolkien's legacy. Don't get me wrong, Tolkien was a great worldbuilder, but he got a little caught up describing his world at times, at the expense of the overall story.” ThinkingWorldWritingLittlesStoriesCommonFantasyPiecesFailingCaughtTendenciesLegacyExpensesUnfortunateCaught UpDescribing Author:Patrick Rothfuss
“I've been misquoted a lot, and there's this tendency for people to put on to you how they think you should be or what they think you should feel.” PeopleThinkingFeelsShouldTendencies Author:Maura Tierney
“I love working with male actors, and I think there's a tendency to write really interesting characters that would work solely alongside men where they would be in a man's world and have to deal with that, and it creates a lot of interesting storylines. For me, it's kind of circumstantial, but I definitely enjoy it.” ThinkingMenWorldWritingKindCharacterWould BeActorsEnjoyInterestingDealsMalesTendenciesReally InterestingInteresting CharactersStoryline Author:Elisabeth Moss
“When we think of war, the tendency is to picture young soldiers only in their military roles. To a large extent this dehumanizes the soldiers and makes it easier for society to commit them to combat.” ThinkingWarYoungRolesMilitaryEasierSoldierCommitTendenciesCombat Author:Walter Dean Myers