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My daughter has seen the transition from struggling screenwriter to successful picture book author, and she's enjoyed it very much because she's a wonderful little kid. And she's always believed in her daddy.

~Drew Daywalt

Topics: Always Author Because Believed Book Daddy Daughter Enjoyed Her Kid Little Little Kid Much Picture Picture Book Screenwriter Seen She Struggling Successful Transition Very Wonderful

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Each book tends to have its own identity rather than the author's. It speaks from itself rather than you. Each book is unlike the others because you are not bringing the same voice to every book. I think that keeps you alive as a writer.

~E. L. Doctorow

Topics: Alive Author Because Book Bringing Each Every Identity Itself Keeps Others Own Rather Same Speaks Tends Than Think Unlike Voice Writer You I Think

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I have never known a novel that was good enough to be good in spite of its being adapted to the author's political views.

~Edith Wharton

Topics: Adapted Author Being Enough Good Known Never Novel Political Political Views Spite Views

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Your source material is the people you know, not those you don't know, but every character is an extension of the author's own personality.

~Edward Albee

Topics: Author Character Every Extension Know Material Own People Personality Source Those You Your

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But the longer I'm in the business, you see a lot of times these screenplays have been rewritten 5 times and you're not really offending an author.

~Edward Burns

Topics: Author Been Business Longer Lot Offending Really Rewritten Screenplays See Times You

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No author ever drew a character consistent to human nature, but he was forced to ascribe to it many inconsistencies.

~Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

Topics: Ascribe Author Character Consistent Drew Ever Forced He Human Human Nature Many Nature

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The author himself is the best judge of his own performance; none has so deeply meditated on the subject; none is so sincerely interested in the event.

~Edward Gibbon

Topics: Author Best Deeply Event Himself His Interested Judge None Own Performance Sincerely Subject

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The style of an author should be the image of his mind, but the choice and command of language is the fruit of exercise.

~Edward Gibbon

Topics: Author Choice Command Exercise Fruit His Image Language Mind Should Style

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A funny thing about near-future stories: the future catches up to them. If the author is unlucky, the future catches up faster than the book can get out the door.

~Edward M. Lerner

Topics: About Author Book Door Faster Funny Funny Thing Future Get Out Stories Than Them Thing Unlucky Up

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What SF author or fan isn't interested in human space travel? I've yet to meet one.

~Edward M. Lerner

Topics: Author Fan Human Interested Meet Space Space Travel Travel Sf

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