Quotes About Author

It is not possible to build on negative emotions. Genuine literature will come only when we replace hatred for man with love for man.

History is much more the product of chaos than of conspiracy

It should not be surprising that out of the same considerations they again selected it as the focal point of their new Spaceport.

We shall support whatever our enemies oppose and oppose whatever our enemies support.

My favorite form is the short story. From an aesthetics stand point you really have to pare down to the bone. You can't write a throw-away scene.

I fail to see what difference it makes whether it be supernatural or not--so long as it is malefic, possesses great powers and life span and has the ability to change its shape at will.

You are a fool to speak of last great battles ... for the last great battle is always the next one.

If I get enough letters saying you never explained this or that, I suppose I'll have to write another book.

memories should be sharp when one has nothing else to live for

Remember that in today's market, distribution and promotion are as important as craft. But don't forget what made you want to write fiction. If it was for the money, you're in the wrong business!

My way of allotting my time is completely intuitive. I sit down at the typewriter every morning and start tackling whatever seems most pressing.

I'm an into-the-mist writer in terms of plotting, and my process in general is very intuitive. Since my series characters are well established, what usually happens is they start talking in my head, and I'd better grab a pad and pen or hit the digital recorder feature on my iPhone or get to the keyboard before it goes away.

If God would have wanted us to live in a permissive society He would have given us Ten Suggestions and not Ten Commandments.

At least stay for Christmas," Pam urged. "Do you have it?" "Not as such. The birth of a male who thinks he's god isn't such a rare event.

I'm a sci-fi girl. If I can have anything in life, I'd want tons of great science-fiction movies and stories. It's so progressive, beautiful, and imaginative.

I just want to be a part of great stories, whether I'm part of an amazing ensemble cast or I'm leading it or the antagonist or whatever.

I'm so intrigued by women throughout history where the significance of what they were representing at that time is obscured by the fact a man saved them or they were prostitutes.

Only a writer can ride a time machine and change the future when he is not there.

There is a gap in between gratitude and thankfulness. I will meet you there, where love resides with joy.

Perhaps Jesus was prescient when he compared himself to a hen; we have certainly had our way with him—caging and packaging.

My office walls are covered with autographs of famous writers - it's what my children call my 'dead author wall.' I have signatures from Mark Twain, Earnest Hemingway, Jack London, Harriett Beecher Stowe, Pearl Buck, Charles Dickens, Rudyard Kipling, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, to name a few.

I am a big popcorn fanatic. I love popcorn. In fact one year for my birthday, my husband bought me one of those big popcorn machines like they have in movie theaters.

At the time Carrie was living at the edge but hadn't yet begun to send any postcards.

You say wicked like it's a bad thing.