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"When I begin a book, I inevitably discover many things along the way, about the characters, their past histories and the political intrigues that surround them. This discovery process is vital, and I would not prejudice it by deciding too much in advance."
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"The world will lose something if you do not find yourself, if you do not answer the question "Who am I."
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"Every symbol, word, concept, discipline and field is only a temporary rest stop on the highway of discovery."
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"Because art is a scream, even when it hides itself somewhere, you will find it!"
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"It often horrified the English community that she spent her time with local farmers and horse traders, eccentrics and mystics, but she valued expertise over convention and had long believed if you were going to make discoveries in the world you must first quit your Englishness and open your eyes."
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"You can't hide from wisdom, it's everywhere; you won't find it in everyone, it's too rare."
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"A lot of time should be spent on finding your purpose."
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"Heaven can be found in the most unlikely corners."
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"Imagine waking up one morning and finding a piece of yourself you didn't even know existed."
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"That person in the mirror is just the outside, your earth suit; the real you resides on the inside."
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"When someone is seeking, said Siddartha, "It happens quite easily that he only sees the thing that he is seeking; that he is unable to find anything, unable to absorb anything, because he is only thinking of the thing he is seeking, because he has a goal, because he is obsessed with his goal. Seeking means: to have a goal; but finding means: to be free, to be receptive, to have no goal. You, O worthy one, are perhaps indeed a seeker, for in striving towards your goal, you do not see many things that are under your nose."
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"Change is the principal feature of our age and literature should explore how people deal with it. The best science fiction does that, head-on."
Age
"Why must conversions always come so late? Why do people always apologize to corpses?"
People
"But honestly, if you do a rigorous survey of my work, I'll bet you'll find that biology is a theme far more often than physical science."
Science
"When I begin a book, I inevitably discover many things along the way, about the characters, their past histories and the political intrigues that surround them. This discovery process is vital, and I would not prejudice it by deciding too much in advance."
Discovery
"I like to be surprised. Fresh implications and plot twists erupt as a story unfolds. Characters develop backgrounds, adding depth and feeling. Writing feels like exploring."
Emotional
"She had called in the debt that parents owe a child for bringing her, unasked, into a strange world. One should never make an offer without knowing full well what will happen if it is accepted."
Debt
"There's no doubt that scientific training helps many authors to write better science fiction. And yet, several of the very best were English majors who could not parse a differential equation to save their lives."
Science
"But it is a delightful challenge to try to depict interesting aliens."
Challenge
"One of the rules I try to follow is that normal people are going to be involved even in heroic events."
People
"My first duty to write a gripping yarn. Second is to convey credible characters who make you feel what they feel. Only third comes the idea."
Creativity
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