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"If I had a plot that was all set in advance, why would I want go through the agony of writing the novel? A novel is a kind of exploration and discovery, for me at any rate."
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"Real science begins with curiosity and madness."
"Remember that often we will not know the small details of our life mission."
"Humboldt's early biographer, F.A. Schwarzenberg, subtitled his life of Humboldt What May Be Accomplished in a Lifetime. He summarised the areas of his subject's extraordinary curiosity as follows: '1) The knowledge of the Earth and its inhabitants. 2) The discovery of the higher laws of nature, which govern the universe, men, animals, plants, minerals. 3) The discovery of new forms of life. 4) The discovery of territories hitherto but imperfectly known, and their various productions. 5)The acquaintance with new species of the human race--- their manners, their language and the historical traces of their culture.' What may be accomplished in a lifetime---and seldom or never is."
"No matter how deeply you come to know a place, you can keep coming back to know it more."
"To know your purpose, you have to find yourself."
"Your discovery determines what you are known for."
"To discover the original plan of God is to manifest the work of creation."
"Perplexity is the beginning of a new way."
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"A book is sent out into the world, and there is no way of fully anticipating the responses it will elicit. Consider the responses called forth by the Bible, Homer, Shakespeare - let alone contemporary poetry or a modern novel."
"It is inconceivable to me that a million or three million or half a million human beings will think and feel precisely the same way on any single subject."
"But today we become aware of other readings of the human experience very quickly because of the media and the speed with which people travel the planet."
"It is impossible to fuse totally with a culture for which you feel a measure of antagonism."
"Two hundred or more years ago most people on the planet were never aware of any reality other than the one into which they were brought up."
"Well, one hopes that if you're really related to the core of your particular culture, you have profound commitments to it, and that you are aware of how much you can strain it before you do violence to its essential nature."
"I'm constantly revising. Once the book is written and typed, I go through the entire draft again."
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