Piers Anthony quotes

Piers Anthony is a British-American author best known for his prolific work in science fiction and fantasy, particularly the Xanth series. His imaginative worlds and playful use of language have captivated generations of readers. He continues to write and inspire fans around the world. Here are 43 of his quotes:

All things make sense; you just have to fathom how they make sense.

Piers Anthony

I think it's a shame that something as creative and vital to the nature of the human species as story-telling is largely controlled by the soulless cretins known as publishers.

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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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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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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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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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Being terrified but going ahead and doing what must be done-that's courage. The one who feels no fear is a fool, and the one who lets fear rule him is a coward.

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Happy children do not seem to grow up to be writers.

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But one must go where one's road leads, even when it's a distressing road.

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When you steal from the library, you are preventing anyone else from reading that book, and the very notion makes me want to drop you in the Void.

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Adults had the notion that juveniles needed to suffer. Only when they had suffered enough to wipe out most of their naturally joyous spirits and innocence were they staid enough to be considered mature. An adult was essentially a broken-down child.

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Every person professes to love good and hate evil, but in his actions his real preferences emerges.

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For our stories are not yet finished, and perhaps will never be.

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I retaliated by visiting on them all manner of mischief, but I concluded, after some centuries of chronic relapsing on their part, that rage and punishment was not the best way to hold a clientele. It is only the most primitive of mortals who is swayed by that sort of thing.

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I realized suddenly that I was in an impossible situation, and there was really no way out. No acceptable way. I could not go on - so I stopped.

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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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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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But I don't read or listen for pleasure. I have too much else to do.

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It would be easier to write a novel without reader input, but I feel the fiction is richer for it.

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That most dangerous of opponents: the one who took pains to comprehend the position of his adversary.

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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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At present I answer about 100 letters a month, and read 300 emails.

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