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title: "1 Thing Doing Quotes By Teresa Nielsen Hayden"
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> [That's the great thing about doing good: Anyone can do it, any time, no waiting periods or batteries required.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-nielsen-hayden/that-s-the-great-thing-about-doing-good-anyone-can-do-it-any-time-no/)

[Teresa Nielsen Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-nielsen-hayden/)

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## More by Teresa Nielsen Hayden

> [If you ask 20 different readers why they read, they will all be right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-nielsen-hayden/if-you-ask-20-different-readers-why-they-read-they-will-all-be-right/)

[Teresa Nielsen Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-nielsen-hayden/)

> [There's a rule for what makes good fantasy work, and it's as strange as any riddle ever posed in a fairy tale: In fantasy,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-nielsen-hayden/there-s-a-rule-for-what-makes-good-fantasy-work-and-it-s-as-strange/)

[Teresa Nielsen Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-nielsen-hayden/)

> [Writers say many true things about their own experiences with publicity and promotion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-nielsen-hayden/writers-say-many-true-things-about-their-own-experiences-with/)

[Teresa Nielsen Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-nielsen-hayden/)

> [“Writer: It's not an occupation; it's a compulsion.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-nielsen-hayden/writer-it-s-not-an-occupation-it-s-a-compulsion/)

[Teresa Nielsen Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-nielsen-hayden/)

> [So many problems are solved simply by knowing enough verbs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-nielsen-hayden/so-many-problems-are-solved-simply-by-knowing-enough-verbs/)

[Teresa Nielsen Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-nielsen-hayden/)

> [If there is no willingness to use force to defend civil society, it's civil society that goes away, not force.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-nielsen-hayden/if-there-is-no-willingness-to-use-force-to-defend-civil-society-it-s/)

[Teresa Nielsen Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-nielsen-hayden/)

> [I have to go make books. Sorry about that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-nielsen-hayden/i-have-to-go-make-books-sorry-about-that/)

[Teresa Nielsen Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-nielsen-hayden/)

> [Didn't need the user icon to know you're white and male.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-nielsen-hayden/didn-t-need-the-user-icon-to-know-you-re-white-and-male/)

[Teresa Nielsen Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-nielsen-hayden/)

> [Just because you’re on their side doesn’t mean they’re on your side.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-nielsen-hayden/just-because-you-re-on-their-side-doesn-t-mean-they-re-on-your-side/)

[Teresa Nielsen Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-nielsen-hayden/)

> [I believe God put that itchy spot on our backs just exactly where we can't reach it in order to encourage us be nice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-nielsen-hayden/i-believe-god-put-that-itchy-spot-on-our-backs-just-exactly-where-we/)

[Teresa Nielsen Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-nielsen-hayden/)

> [Plot is a literary convention. Story is a force of nature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-nielsen-hayden/plot-is-a-literary-convention-story-is-a-force-of-nature/)

[Teresa Nielsen Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-nielsen-hayden/)

> [Don't use metaphors in fantasy; your readers will take them literally. Or they may take them figuratively - but if so, they'll also take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-nielsen-hayden/don-t-use-metaphors-in-fantasy-your-readers-will-take-them-literally/)

[Teresa Nielsen Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-nielsen-hayden/)

> [Sometimes writers say true things about the overall nature of publicity, promotion, and the publishing industry; but alas, not always.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-nielsen-hayden/sometimes-writers-say-true-things-about-the-overall-nature-of/)

[Teresa Nielsen Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-nielsen-hayden/)

> [The advent of the internet has made so many things possible. Self- published recreational journalism has always been around; but back when you had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-nielsen-hayden/the-advent-of-the-internet-has-made-so-many-things-possible-self/)

[Teresa Nielsen Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-nielsen-hayden/)

> [If this power could be used for good, it wouldn't be this power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-nielsen-hayden/if-this-power-could-be-used-for-good-it-wouldn-t-be-this-power/)

[Teresa Nielsen Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-nielsen-hayden/)

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