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"If you write a story based on a real person, you're trapped by the details of the real person and his life. It gets in the way of writing your own story."
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"The condition you're in at this moment is the product of your previous thoughts, to change your condition, change your thoughts."
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"And there wasn't anything he wanted to do that he couldn't make time for. What did he have to mope about, really? What more did he want? Love, he could hear Eve saying. Purpose. Love. Purpose. Those are the things that you can't plan for. Those are the things that just happen. And what if they don't happen? Do you spend your whole life pining for them? Waiting to be happy?"
"An artist is he for whom the goal and center of life is to form his mind."
"To say something great, you must first stop trying to say something great! Sometimes struggling is an obstacle to reach the target! Flow like a river, calmly, naturally, enjoying the present moment, without thinking of the ocean and finally you will be there!"
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"I believe my voice is pretty much the same. I've written 75 books, so I'm better at it now than I was earlier in my career."
"I get letters from readers who say that they have always hated reading, but somebody suggested one of my books, they actually finished the book and enjoyed it, and they're going on to read another book. I'm thrilled that they have figured out that reading is fun."
"I love all of it, thinking up the plots, getting to know the kids in the story, their parents, backyards, pizza toppings."
"People nearly always believe, and are willing to back it up with weapons and cruelty, that their religion and way of life is better than the other person's."
"I approach serious subjects, and I like to have the good guys win and have the parents among the good guys."
"I believe my readers are crazy about their parents and want to be just like them when they grow up."
"If you write a story based on a real person, you're trapped by the details of the real person and his life. It gets in the way of writing your own story."
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