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"Copywriters, journalists, mainstream authors, ghostwriters, bloggers and advertising creatives have as much right to think of themselves as good writers as academics, poets, or literary novelists."

"A true piece of writing sets you free."

"Writing means not just staring ugliness in the face, but finding a way to embrace it."

"When I write, I see the character inside out, not outside in."

"You are not responsible for the reader, you're only responsible for what you are writing."

"My writings are reflections of my momentary thoughts, imaginations, and love for you and life in this world as a whole."

"Write what you believe to be true, don't worry about who agrees or disagrees with you."
Explore more quotes by Laurell K. Hamilton

"What we prefer to read is sort of like sexual preference, you like what you like. Most of the time you have no clue why."

"The sunken grave would fade away, probably in my lifetime. If I could avoid killer zombies for a few years. And vampires. And gun-toting humans. Oh, hell, the hot-spot would probably outlast me."

"I think that my vampires in general were influenced by my being allowed to watch the Hammer vampire films. Vampire Circus, also shown as Circus of Fear, was one of those movies."

"My characters surprise me constantly. My characters are like my friends - I can give them advice, but they don't have to take it. If your characters are real, then they surprise you, just like real people."

"I just don't believe in helping people who are going to torture me. Though I don't see any bamboo slivers. How can you possibly torture someone without bamboo slivers?"

"Only those who have never known fear are allowed to think less of others for being afraid. Frankly, I think anyone who has never been afraid of anything in their entire life is either a liar or lacks imagination."

"The truth may not set you free, but used carefully, it can confuse the hell out of your enemies."

"Twenty-three stories up and all I could see out the windows was grey smog. They could call it the City of the Angels if they wanted to, but if there were angels out there, they had to be flying blind."
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