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Facts about Piers Anthony

Occup.Writer
FromEngland
BornAugust 6, 1934
Age90 years

Summary

Piers Anthony is a famous Writer from England, he/she is 90 years old and still alive, born August 6, 1934.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac leo, who is known for Ruling, Warmth, Generosity, Faithful, Initiative. Our collection contains 29 quotes who is written / told by Piers.

29 Famous quotes by Piers Anthony

Small: That most dangerous of opponents: the one who took pains to comprehend the position of his adversary
"That most dangerous of opponents: the one who took pains to comprehend the position of his adversary"
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Small: Normally I work out a general summary of what I mean to do, then start writing, and the details can be
"Normally I work out a general summary of what I mean to do, then start writing, and the details can be different from my anticipation. So there is considerable flow, but always within channels"
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Small: No novel is a clone of any preceding one, though with a background cast of characters and things that h
"No novel is a clone of any preceding one, though with a background cast of characters and things that has grown to thousands, there are many familiar aspects"
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Small: It would be easier to write a novel without reader input, but I feel the fiction is richer for it
"It would be easier to write a novel without reader input, but I feel the fiction is richer for it"
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Small: I have always admired the work of Phil Farmer and was glad for the chance to work with him. Readers tod
"I have always admired the work of Phil Farmer and was glad for the chance to work with him. Readers today may be too young to remember his classics like The Lovers"
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Small: I did not know at first that it would be a series I discovered after the first novel that I had more to
"I did not know at first that it would be a series; I discovered after the first novel that I had more to say about it, so I did another. And another, and then the readers demanded yet more"
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Small: SF is the literature of the theoretically possible, and F is the literature of the impossible
"SF is the literature of the theoretically possible, and F is the literature of the impossible"
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Small: I never do a full outline, and if I did, I would not feel bound to it, because the view from inside a s
"I never do a full outline, and if I did, I would not feel bound to it, because the view from inside a scene can be different from the view outside it. But neither do I just start writing and see what happens; I am far more disciplined than that"
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Small: When I started writing this, I found that I simply couldnt take fantasy seriously, so it became humorou
"When I started writing this, I found that I simply couldn't take fantasy seriously, so it became humorous, and continued from there"
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Small: If every editor turns you down, maybe you should take a second look at your text, however, just in case
"If every editor turns you down, maybe you should take a second look at your text, however, just in case"
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Small: I do one Xanth novel a year, because at the moment that is all that publishers will accept they dont wa
"I do one Xanth novel a year, because at the moment that is all that publishers will accept; they don't want any other type of fiction from me, so Xanth pays my way"
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Small: At present I answer about 100 letters a month, and read 300 emails
"At present I answer about 100 letters a month, and read 300 emails"
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Small: Keep writing, because not only does practice improve skill, it gives you more chances to score on the m
"Keep writing, because not only does practice improve skill, it gives you more chances to score on the market. I did that for eight years before making my first sale"
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Small: I turned my home state of Florida into the Land of Xanth
"I turned my home state of Florida into the Land of Xanth"
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Small: I maintain an ongoing survey of Internet Publishing and self publishing, so that it is now possible for
"I maintain an ongoing survey of Internet Publishing and self publishing, so that it is now possible for any writer with a book to get it published at nominal cost or free, and to have it on sale at booksellers like Amazon.com"
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Small: Have a working spouse, because you wont earn a living from writing - not at first, if ever. My wife wor
"Have a working spouse, because you won't earn a living from writing - not at first, if ever. My wife worked for years to support us"
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Small: When one person makes an accusation, check to be sure he himself is not the guilty one. Sometimes it is
"When one person makes an accusation, check to be sure he himself is not the guilty one. Sometimes it is those whose case is weak who make the most clamour"
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Small: I hope to read a Harry Potter novel soon, to see what its all about. I admit to being annoyed that many
"I hope to read a Harry Potter novel soon, to see what it's all about. I admit to being annoyed that many good light fantasy writers have had trouble getting published, in England and elsewhere, when it is obvious the readers were waiting for us all along"
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Small: What I like least is dealing with publishers who simply dont want collaborations regardless of their me
"What I like least is dealing with publishers who simply don't want collaborations regardless of their merit"
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Small: But I dont read or listen for pleasure. I have too much else to do
"But I don't read or listen for pleasure. I have too much else to do"
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Small: I dont want ever to be guilty of what my critics claim: doing formula without original elements
"I don't want ever to be guilty of what my critics claim: doing formula without original elements"
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Small: At the time I wrote Xone I had never been on the Internet
"At the time I wrote Xone I had never been on the Internet"
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Small: Princess Rose should indeed be a TV movie, assuming something doesnt go wrong. I dont know how good a m
"Princess Rose should indeed be a TV movie, assuming something doesn't go wrong. I don't know how good a movie it will be, because the way movie folk think is different from the way writers think, and I distrust what isn't done my way. This is what I call a healthy paranoia"
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Small: One reason I dont suffer Writers Block is that I dont wait on the muse, I summon it at need
"One reason I don't suffer Writer's Block is that I don't wait on the muse, I summon it at need"
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Small: In fact, I believe that we need better sex education in our own culture, here in America, so that young
"In fact, I believe that we need better sex education in our own culture, here in America, so that young folk learn about things like venereal disease before they encounter it"
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Small: I wish my readers took less of my time - about a third of my working time goes to them - but I love and
"I wish my readers took less of my time - about a third of my working time goes to them - but I love and need them all"
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Small: Douglas Adams Hitchhiker series also shows the potential of lighter fantastic fiction. I read the first
"Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker series also shows the potential of lighter fantastic fiction. I read the first, and listened to a tape of a later one, and it's fun"
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Small: All things make sense you just have to fathom how they make sense
"All things make sense; you just have to fathom how they make sense"
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Small: As for collaboration - I have done a lot, 26 books, and found publishers increasingly resistive to them
"As for collaboration - I have done a lot, 26 books, and found publishers increasingly resistive to them. It's not that the books are bad; editors won't even read them"
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