L. Sprague de Camp quotes
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“In writing a series of stories about the same characters, plan the whole series in advance in some detail, to avoid contradictions and inconsistencies.”
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“The story of civilization is, in a sense, the story of engineering-that long and arduous struggle to make the forces of nature work for man's good.”
-- L. Sprague de CampSource : L. Sprague de Camp (1963). “The Ancient Engineers”
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“There is no mistaking the dismay on the face of a writer who has just heard that his brain child is a deformed idiot.”
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“It does not pay a prophet to be too specific.”
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“Speech sounds can be analyzed into fundamental units called phonemes; these move around like protozoa in a drop of water, and, like protozoa, join together and split up.”
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“Therefore, no matter how the world makes out in the next few centuries, a large class of readers at least will not be too surprised at anything. They will have been through it all before in fictional form, and will not be too paralyzed with astonishment to try to cope with contingencies as they arise.”
-- L. Sprague de Camp
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Source : A. J. Liebling (2014). “The Sweet Science”, p.5, Macmillan
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“Mammootty sir is an idol for me.. His uniqueness in developing characters is quite amazing”
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Source : A. E. Hotchner (2010). “The Good Life According to Hemingway”, p.11, Harper Collins
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“The only way to write is well and how you do it is your own damn business.”
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“Once you get the right image the details aren't that important.”
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