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"I'm very fond of the Talent series, and also the Crystal Singer trio."
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"All fiction becomes autobiographical when the author has true talent."

"There is a difference between talented people and gifted people.Talented people are good AT something, Gifted people ARE that something."

"There is no substitute for talent. Industry and all its virtues are of no avail."

"Talent is an art of gaining admiration!"

"With people of limited ability modesty is merely honesty. But with those who possess great talent it is hypocrisy."
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"But Ship Who Sang remains my favorite story. I really rocked folks with that and still cannot read it aloud myself without weeping at the end."

"What I used to do between writing fits was feed my kids, ride my horse and go shopping for cat and dog food."

"I don't often reread my own books, unless I am going into another in the series and need to refresh my mood when originating the concept."

"That's such a thrill - a story I wrote at the beginning of my career, and it's still packin' the house."

"That's what writing is all about, after all, making others see what you have put down on the page and believing that it does, or could, exist and you want to go there."

"I also don't have organized religion on Pern. I figured - since there were four holy wars going on at the time of writing - that religion was one problem Pern didn't need."
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