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"A computation is a process that obeys finitely describable rules."
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"There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are."
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"A good teacher must know the rules; a good pupil, the exceptions."
"I remember thinking during those times that I wanted to write in a way where there are no rules."
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"If you think of your life as a kind of computation, it's quite abundantly clear that there's not going to be a final answer and there won't be anything particularly wonderful about having the computation halt!"
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"Advice to beginning SF writers? Write a lot, finish what you write, and when it's done, keep sending it out for quite awhile."
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