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Knowledge is soon changed, then lost in the mist, an echo half-heard.

~Gene Wolfe

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A youthful American voice isn't particularly challenging - I've been a young American, and they're all around me. I can walk from my house to Barrington High School.

~Gene Wolfe

Topics: American Around Been Challenging High High School House Me Particularly School Voice Walk Young Youthful I Can

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Ambiguity is necessary in some of my stories, not in all. In those, it certainly contributes to the richness of the story. I doubt that thematic closure is never attainable.

~Gene Wolfe

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He's not rewarding us by talking to us. He's talking to us because He has something to say to us directly, as opposed to the things He says to all humanity.

~Gene Wolfe

Topics: Because Directly He Humanity Opposed Rewarding Say Says Something Talking Things Us

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I don't think anyone is more intrinsically holy. People experience God in many ways; and it seems to me that God does what the rest of us do: He chooses the means that best gets His message across.

~Gene Wolfe

Topics: Across Anyone Best Chooses Does Experience Gets God He His Holy Many Me Means Message More People Rest Seems Think Us Ways

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I have read only the first 'Harry Potter' book. I thought it excellent, perhaps the best thing written for older children since The Hobbit. I wish the books had been around when my kids were the right age for them.

~Gene Wolfe

Topics: Age Around Been Best Book Books Children Excellent First Had Harry Harry Potter Hobbit Kids Older Only Perhaps Potter Read Right Since Them Thing Thought Were Wish Written I Wish

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My whole life experience feeds into my writing. I think that must be true for every writer. Clearly the Army and combat were major influences; just the same, you need to understand that many of the writers we have now couldn't load a revolver.

~Gene Wolfe

Topics: Army Be True Clearly Combat Every Experience Feeds Influences Just Life Life Experience Load Major Many Must Need Now Same Think True Understand Were Whole Writer Writers Writing You I Think

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Online publication is fine with me, in part because I hope to collect those stories later.

~Gene Wolfe

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Whether the medium is ready for consumers is better judged by those consumers. I sometimes read online - but not often. The stigma is attached to pay scales. Much online publication is no pay or small pay.

~Gene Wolfe

Topics: Attached Better Consumers Judged Medium Much Often Online Pay Publication Read Ready Scales Small Sometimes Stigma Those Whether

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You seem to think that the only genuine existence evil can have is conscious existence - that no one is evil unless he admits it to himself. I disagree.

~Gene Wolfe

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: May 7th, 1931

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