Laurell K. Hamilton quotes - page 10

Now that I'm being very successful, publishers are trying to mainstream me, but I'm unabashedly genre. It's what I like to read, what I like to write. (Laurell K. Hamilton)
Most of the monsters... are based on some sort of mythology. Every culture and even some geographical areas have monsters and mythology that is their own. View quote
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I'm more influenced by my own interests than anyone else's. Writers have to entertain themselves, or they can't entertain anyone else. View quote
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The fey in this country keep to themselves, and are a separate nation, much like the American Indians, but with even more autonomy. View quote
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Some people just don't seem to understand the concept of fiction. It is fiction; it ain't true, folks. View quote
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I love animals, always have, and it seemed natural to help the ASPCA. Animals have no voice of their own, so we have to be that voice. View quote
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Readers respond to every genre intensely, if it's a genre that appeals to them. Again, who can say why anyone enjoys horror and dark fantasy? If I can't answer the question for myself, I wouldn't dream of trying to answer it for others. View quote
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What we prefer to read is sort of like sexual preference, you like what you like. Most of the time you have no clue why. View quote
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When sex is necessary for the plot of a book, or a character development, then I don't shy away from it. Why should I? View quote
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Never argue with your characters; they know themselves better than you do. View quote
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If people would write exactly what I wanted to read I wouldn't feel so compelled to write myself. (Laurell K. Hamilton)
You either mellow at 30, or your head explodes - take your choice. View quote
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I am a very linear thinker, so I write beginning to end. I write hundreds of pages per book that never make it into print. View quote
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My characters surprise me constantly. My characters are like my friends - I can give them advice, but they don't have to take it. If your characters are real, then they surprise you, just like real people. View quote
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If I'd been easily discouraged, I could have been a one-hit wonder. View quote
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I've lost track of the number of people who want to be writers but never actually write anything. Talking about writing, dreaming about writing, can be very fun, but it won't get a book written. You've got to write. View quote
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I started off like everyone else does, slogging but having a compulsion to put words on paper. I didn't write or read horror or fantasy, other than children's fantasy, until I was in my teens. View quote
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Well I wasn't going to die. You didn't die of a broken heart, it just felt like you were going to. I knew from personal experience that if you just kept moving, acting as if you weren't bleeding inside you didn't die, and eventually you stopped wanting to. View quote
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Samuel smiled at me. "Freedom and fairness are very important to you, aren't they?" I nodded, and frowned. "They're important to everybody." He laughed. "Oh, no, Anita, you would be amazed at the number of people who try to give away their freedom at every opportunity. They much prefer that someone else make their decisions." View quote
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Here's the secret to finishing that first book. Don't rewrite as you go. View quote
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I am always sincere, ma petite, even when I lie." - Jean Claude. (Laurell K. Hamilton)
A little boy who's discovered the monster under the bed is actually real, and it's screwing Mommy. View quote
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The second you stop questioning yourself is the second that you become the monster. -Merry. View quote
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I cannot say how strongly I object to people using other people's writing as research. Research is non-fiction, especially for horror, fantasy, science fiction. Do not take your research from other people's fiction. Just don't. View quote
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Before I knew you, I thought brave was not being afraid. You've taught me that bravery is being terrified and doing it anyway. View quote
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