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"I have relaxed into my persona as an author, although I used to fight that."
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"Whoever won't fight when the President calls him, deserves to be kicked back in his hole and kept there."
"Writers and politicians are natural rivals. Both groups try to make the world in their own images; they fight for the same territory."
"When there is no peril in the fight there is no glory in the triumph."
"The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win."
"I have always adhered to two principles. The first one is to train hard and get in the best possible physical condition. The second is to forget all about the other fellow until you face him in the ring and the bell sounds for the fight."
"What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog."
"He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot, will be victorious."
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"Even though I may not intend it when I set out to write the book, these places just emerge as major players in what I'm doing, almost as if they are insisting on it."
"I write because something inner and unconscious forces me to. That is the first compulsion. The second is one of ethical and moral duty. I feel responsible to tell stories that inspire readers to consider more deeply who they are."
"When it comes time to sit down and write the next book, you're deathly afraid that you're not up to the task. That was certainly the case with me after Snow Falling on Cedars."
"The real question is: How do you react? What do you do next? Evade responsibilities? Bury yourself in work? What do you do? All three of my novels take up that question, although none gives an answer."
"At one level you're condemned to the voice you have. But within those confines, you have a certain amount of freedom to range among your possible voices."
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