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If no one else, the dying must notice how unreal, how full of pretense, is all that we accomplish here, where nothing is allowed to be itself.

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Paul Di Filippo

As many authors have said, if the writer is not surprised by events, then chances are that the reader will not be either, and grow bored.

Bored, Chance, Events, Reader, Surprised, Writer
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That was asking a lot of my readers, I realized, but I was trying to write the novel I would most enjoy decoding.

Asking, Enjoy, Readers, Trying, Write, Writing

What had happened was this. When still young, I had gotten the idea from somewhere that I might be able to write. . . Maybe the deadly notion came from liking to read so much. Maybe I was in love with the image of being a writer. Whatever. It had been a really bad idea. Because I couldn't write, at least not by the bluntly and frequently expressed standards of anyone in a position to offer any encouragement and feedback.

Encouragement, Ideas, Liking, Offer, Writing

The clock indicates the moment-but what does eternity indicate?

Art, Clock, Eternity, History, Indicate, Philosophy

Science fiction at its best should be crazy and dangerous, not sane and safe.

Crazy, Fiction, Safe, Sane

The emotional tone or affect of the tale should be hot and engaged, not remote and dispassionate.

Dispassionate, Emotional, Hot, Tale, Tone
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