--- title: "4 Dwight V. Swain Quotes - Famous Science fiction writer (Great Stories of the American West)" description: "Dwight Vreeland Swain, born in Rochester, Michigan, was an American author, screenwriter and teacher. Swain was a member of the Oklahoma Professional Wr..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-dwight-v-swain-30983.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Dwight V. Swain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-dwight-v-swain-30983.jpg) # Dwight V. Swain (1915–1992) Science Fiction Writer United States **4** quotes in **23** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Dwight V. Swain was a science fiction writer from the United States, best known for *Great Stories of the American West*. ## Quick Facts About Dwight V. Swain Born January 1, 1915 Died January 1, 1992 Nationality United States Profession Science Fiction Writer Notable works Great Stories of the American West ## About Dwight V. Swain Dwight Vreeland Swain, born in Rochester, Michigan, was an American author, screenwriter and teacher. Swain was a member of the Oklahoma Professional Writers Hall of Fame. ## Quotes by Dwight V. Swain > [“But emotion, for most people, too often is like some sort of slumbering giant, lulled to sleep by preoccupation with the dead…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dwight-v-swain/but-emotion-for-most-people-too-often-is-like-some-sort-of-slumbering/) [Dwight V. Swain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dwight-v-swain/) [Death](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/death/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a2/dwight-v-swain-69450_death_but-emotion-for-most-people-too-often-is_1725978.jpg) > [The core of character lies in each individual story person's ability to care about something; to feel implicitly or explicitly that something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dwight-v-swain/the-core-of-character-lies-in-each-individual-story-person-s-ability/) [Dwight V. Swain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dwight-v-swain/) [Ability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ability/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e6/dwight-v-swain-69450_ability_the-core-of-character-lies-in-each-indiv_1766239.jpg) > [“A story is the record of how somebody deals with danger.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dwight-v-swain/a-story-is-the-record-of-how-somebody-deals-with-danger/) [Dwight V. Swain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dwight-v-swain/) [Danger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/danger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ac/dwight-v-swain-69450_danger_a-story-is-the-record-of-how-somebody-de_1820222.jpg) > [To be a writer, a creative person, you must retain your ability to react uniquely. Your feelings must remain your own. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dwight-v-swain/to-be-a-writer-a-creative-person-you-must-retain-your-ability-to/) [Dwight V. Swain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dwight-v-swain/) [Ability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ability/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/602/dwight-v-swain-69450_ability_to-be-a-writer-a-creative-person-you-mus_2616944.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dwight-v-swain/#itemlist", "name": "Dwight V. 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