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I was attracted to science fiction because it was so wide open. I was able to do anything and there were no walls to hem you in and there was no human condition that you were stopped from examining.

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You don't start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it's good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it. That's why I say one of the most valuable traits is persistence.

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Writing is one of the few professions in which you can psychoanalyse yourself, get rid of hostilities and frustrations in public, and get paid for it.

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And by the way, I wanted to point out that Kindred is not science fiction. You'll note there's no science in it. It's a kind of grim fantasy.

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I began reading science fiction before I was 12 and started writing science fiction around the same time.

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I just knew there were stories I wanted to tell.

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I recognize we will pay more attention when we have different leadership.

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I was raised Baptist, and I like the fact that I got my conscience installed early.

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I would never have been a good scientist - my attention span was too short for that.

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No... a novel is a long business. I'm a slow writer, even when I'm doing very well I write slowly.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: June 22nd, 1947

Died: February 24th, 2006

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