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"I'm very fond of the Talent series, and also the Crystal Singer trio."
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"But an inferior talent can only be graceful when it's carrying inferior ideas. And the more narrowly you can look at a thing the more entertaining you can be about it."

"If you've got talent, stick with it... because talent wins out, without a doubt."

"I really think that aside from admiring my talent you really admire me as a person and as a woman."

"Everyone is beautiful and talented in their own special way. Some people can sing, dance, play instruments, teach, and more. You may not be in the hall of fame, but you possess the ability to inspire others. Recognize your talents and continue to be creative. Share your beautiful gifts with the world."

"Talent silences your competition, genius deafens them."
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"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."

"People have freaked out when I tell them that my dragons are scientifically based... what else can you call a genetically engineered life form?"

"I think writers need windows on a view to remind them that a whole world is out there, not the minutiae with which they might be dealing on a close scale."

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

"Because we build the worlds we wouldn't mind living in. They contain scary things, problems, but also a sense of rightness that makes them alive and makes us want to live there."

"I have my good days and my bad days, but I don't have as much energy as I used to back when I was young and foolish and didn't count the cost - and it takes a lot - to write."

"I would recommend the short story form, which is a lot harder to write since you have to be so careful with words, until there is plenty of time to doodle through a novel."
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