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Only the very weak-minded refuse to be influenced by literature and poetry. Cassandra Clare Before Cassandra Clare (born July 27, 1973) wrote the bes…
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Once, poets were magicians. Poets were strong, stronger than warriors or kings — stronger than old hapless gods. And they will be strong once again. …
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Transgressive fiction From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Transgressional fiction ) Jump to: navigation , search This article need…
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Over the river and through the woodTo grandfather's house we go Lydia Maria Francis Child American activist Lydia Maria Child (born February 11, 1802…
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That's what fiction is for. It's for getting at the truth when the truth isn't sufficient for the truth. Tim O'Brien Happy birthday, Tim O'Brien! Hi…
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Never attempt to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and annoys the pig. Robert A. Heinlein Decades before the waterbed was patented and popular…
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The creative adult is the child who has survived. Ursula K. Le Guin Happy birthday, Ursula K. Le Guin! The acclaimed American author went to high sch…
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See, the world is full of things more powerful than us. But if you know how to catch a ride, you can go places, Neal Stephenson Happy birthday, Neal …
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Never call anyone a baboon unless you are sure of your facts. Will Cuppy Humorist and literary critic Will Cuppy (born August 23, 1884) wrote satiric…
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The future is there...looking back at us. Trying to make sense of the fiction we will have become. William Gibson March 17, 1948: Cyberpunk grand mas…
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That's what literature is. It's the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about lif…
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Never attempt to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and annoys the pig. Robert A. Heinlein Decades before the waterbed was patented and popular…
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Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself. Lois McMaster Bujold November 2, 1949: Happy 64th birthday, Lo…
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Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own. Robert A. Heinlein Happy Valentine's Day! Today's quote com…
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Each day means a new twenty-four hours. Each day means everything's possible again. You live in the moment, you die in the moment, you take it all on…
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Once, poets were magicians. Poets were strong, stronger than warriors or kings — stronger than old hapless gods. And they will be strong once again. …
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Take a good book to bed with you—books do not snore. Thea Dorn Happy birthday, Thea Dorn! The award-winning German writer (real name Christiane Scher…
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Humanity lives in its fiction. Blaise Cendrars Swiss-born author and adventurer Blaise Cendrars (born September 1, 1887) was an intrepid traveler, a …
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Books should go where they will be most appreciated, and not sit unread, gathering dust on a forgotten shelf, don't you agree? Christopher Paolini No…
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But I don't believe that life is supposed to make you feel good, or to make you feel miserable either. Life is just supposed to make you feel. Gloria…
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Dirty realism (Kmart realism) is the fiction of a new generation of American authors. They write about the belly-side of contemporary life – a desert…
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In life, unlike chess, the game continues after checkmate. Isaac Asimov Brilliant science-fiction writer Isaac Asimov (born January 2, 1920) started …
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All the world's a stage we're going through. Lorrie Moore Happy 58th birthday, Lorrie Moore! The celebrated writer won the Seventeen magazine fiction…
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Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won't come in. Isaac Asimov Isaac Asimov, born Jan…
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Surprising what you can dig out of books if you read long enough, isn't it? Robert Jordan James Oliver Rigney, Jr. (born October 17, 1948) had a thin…
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Any planet is 'Earth' to those that live on it. Isaac Asimov January 2, 1920: Prolific science fiction writer Isaac Asimov was also quite the fanboy—…
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The Wild still lingered in him and the wolf in him merely slept. Jack London July 25, 1897: On this day, Jack London set sail to join the Klondike Go…
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It is my belief that books are living things.... And as living things, they need to be protected. Holly Black Holly Black (born November 10, 1971) is…
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There is more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people running about with lit matches. Ray Bradbury September 2, 1932: Science fi…
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Is it fair to have given us the memory of what was and the desire of what could be when we must suffer what is? Neil Jordan Happy 64th birthday, Neil…
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List of dystopian literature From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search This article has multiple issues . Please help improv…
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For where all love is, the speaking is unnecessary Diana Gabaldon Happy birthday, Diana Gabaldon! The beloved American author was inspired to write O…
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Every weakness contains within itself a strength. Shūsaku Endō Japanese author Shūsaku Endō (born March 27, 1923) spent a lot of time around doctors …
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I'm Irish!...When I feel well I feel better than anyone, when I am in pain I yell at the top of my lungs, and when I am dead I shall be deader than a…
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I'm sure the universe is full of intelligent life. It's just been too intelligent to come here. Arthur C. Clarke Early on in his writing career, accl…
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History does not always repeat itself. Sometimes it just yells, 'Can't you remember anything I told you?' and lets fly with a club. John W. Campbell …
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I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of beauty. Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 - October 7, 18…
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Intuition is seeing with the soul. Dean Koontz Happy birthday, Dean Koontz! The bestselling novelist has spanned genres including horror, fantasy, sc…
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What we remember from childhood we remember forever - permanent ghosts, stamped, inked, imprinted, eternally seen. Cynthia Ozick Happy birthday, Cynt…
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We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude. Cynthia Ozick April 17, 1928: Happy birthday, Cynthia Ozick! A master of f…
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Is it fair to have given us the memory of what was and the desire of what could be when we must suffer what is? Neil Jordan Happy 67th birthday, Neil…
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We're each of us alone, to be sure. What can you do but hold your hand out in the dark? Ursula K. Le Guin Happy 85th birthday, Ursula K. Le Guin! Th…
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Over the river and through the woodTo grandfather's house we go Lydia Maria Francis Child American activist Lydia Maria Child (born February 11, 1802…
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Memory is the lifeblood of fiction It was born somewhere deep within the stars Raised by the winged migration of birds Old and wise like the fog cove…
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Each day means a new twenty-four hours. Each day means everything's possible again. You live in the moment, you die in the moment, you take it all on…
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Sometimes I wonder how normal normal people are, and I wonder that most in the grocery store. Elizabeth Moon Happy birthday, Elizabeth Moon! The Amer…
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The Wild still lingered in him and the wolf in him merely slept. Jack London July 25, 1897: On this day, Jack London set sail to join the Klondike Go…
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A prude is a person who thinks that his own rules of propriety are natural laws. Robert A. Heinlein Science fiction writer Robert A. Heinlein (born J…