"People don't want other people to be people." — Gene Wolfe

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48 Quotes by Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe has 48 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Knowledge is soon changed, then lost in the mist, an echo half-heard.
Science has so accustomed us to devising and accepting theories to account for the facts we observe, however fantastic, that…
There is no limit to stupidity. - Space itself is said to be bounded by its own curvature, but stupidity…
You never learn how to write a novel. You just learn how to write the novel that you're writing.
I could speculate, but it would be just speculation and the kind of thing that you would get in with…
I get a lot of people complaining about my ambiguity, often in cases which there is nothing ambigous at all.…
The same authorities who insist upon beginnings, middles, and ends, declare that Great Literature (by which they mean the stories…
You do not characterize by telling the reader about the character. You do it by showing the character thinking, speaking…
Do not start a story unless you have an ending in mind. You can change the story's ending if you…
God is the nest we build together.
Some writers say they cannot write in front of a window; many say they cannot function without almost perfect quiet.…
My whole life experience feeds into my writing. I think that must be true for every writer. Clearly the Army…

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More Inspirational Quotes

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This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth… — Pietro Aretino
Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento

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