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> [Because here’s the thing: No matter how much one tells stories of magical beasts or impossible worlds, in the end, it is always the world of here and now one is writing about. The better one understands that world, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-brust/because-here-s-the-thing-no-matter-how-much-one-tells-stories-of/)

[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/)

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

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