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> [One nice thing about putting the thing away for a couple of months before looking at it is that you start appreciate your own wit. Of course, this can be carried too far. But it's kind of cool when you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-brust/one-nice-thing-about-putting-the-thing-away-for-a-couple-of-months/)

[Steven Brust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-brust/)

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## More by Steven Brust

> [“Those are good questions. I recognize good questions, because I can come up with them myself.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-brust/those-are-good-questions-i-recognize-good-questions-because-i-can/)

[Steven Brust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-brust/)

> [“Painting consists of long periods of minutes followed by short bursts of hours”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-brust/painting-consists-of-long-periods-of-minutes-followed-by-short-bursts/)

[Steven Brust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-brust/)

> [“I will do you one last favour, in the name and memory of the figment you have replaced. I will clarify a misapprehension of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-brust/i-will-do-you-one-last-favour-in-the-name-and-memory-of-the-figment/)

[Steven Brust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-brust/)

> [“We passed a street minstrel who was singing in one of the more obscure Eastern languages, and I dropped a few orbs into his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-brust/we-passed-a-street-minstrel-who-was-singing-in-one-of-the-more/)

[Steven Brust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-brust/)

> [“...As we locked the front door behind us, she said, "How do you keep getting in without my knowing it? Did Jill give you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-brust/as-we-locked-the-front-door-behind-us-she-said-how-do-you-keep/)

[Steven Brust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-brust/)

> [“It isn't always easy to act on what's in your head instead of what's in your heart. And it isn't always right to. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-brust/it-isn-t-always-easy-to-act-on-what-s-in-your-head-instead-of-what-s/)

[Steven Brust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-brust/)

> [I’ve heard it said: ‘By his home you shall know him’; and we all know that we must pay attention to anyone who reverses…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-brust/i-ve-heard-it-said-by-his-home-you-shall-know-him-and-we-all-know/)

[Steven Brust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-brust/)

> [“Grand," I said. "Just grand. I get myself into the army, stand up in battles I have no business in, get nailed in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-brust/grand-i-said-just-grand-i-get-myself-into-the-army-stand-up-in/)

[Steven Brust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-brust/)

> [Plan. Yes. Good idea. I should come up with a plan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-brust/plan-yes-good-idea-i-should-come-up-with-a-plan/)

[Steven Brust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-brust/)

> [“Does it really matter what you feel when you do something? Does it somehow make a difference if you're sorry when you go blasting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-brust/does-it-really-matter-what-you-feel-when-you-do-something-does-it/)

[Steven Brust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-brust/)

> [I'd rather be running the game than playing it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-brust/i-d-rather-be-running-the-game-than-playing-it/)

[Steven Brust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-brust/)

> [All literature consists of whatever the writer thinks is cool. The reader will like the book to the degree that he agrees with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-brust/all-literature-consists-of-whatever-the-writer-thinks-is-cool-the/)

[Steven Brust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-brust/)

> [There was a sergeant at a desk. I knew he was a sergeant because I recognized the marks on his uniform, and I knew…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-brust/there-was-a-sergeant-at-a-desk-i-knew-he-was-a-sergeant-because-i/)

[Steven Brust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-brust/)

> [True heroics must be carefully planned - and strenuously avoided.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-brust/true-heroics-must-be-carefully-planned-and-strenuously-avoided/)

[Steven Brust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-brust/)

> [“Well," she said, "if I were the enemy commander, and our assault had failed three times, and I wanted to make a fourth, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-brust/well-she-said-if-i-were-the-enemy-commander-and-our-assault-had/)

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