"Genres do exist because frequent users of any large bookstore can instantly tell what any piece of fiction is supposed to be about by its title, its cover and its location in the shop."

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Source : "In defense of science fiction" by John Clute, www.cnn.com. May 26, 1999.

John Clute

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“Based on mixtures of the three primary colours, along with black and white, I come up with a certain number of possible colours and, by multiplying these by two or four, I obtain a definite number of colour fields that I multiply yet again by two, etc. But the complete realization of this project demands a great deal of time and work.”
“See, people with power understand exactly one thing: violence.”
“We learn... 10% of what we read 20% of what we hear 30% of what we see 50% of what we both hear and see 70% of what is discussed 80% of what we experience personally 95% of what we teach to someone else”
“I lost my dad back in the fall, and my dad said something to me a long time ago. He said, 'Are you happy with who you are now?' because we just had a real serious talk. And I said, 'Yeah.' He said, 'Then you can't regret what got you to where you are. So whatever you do and whatever mistakes you make, learn from them and grow. And just always treat people with kindness,' which I've tried to do.”
“Caressing reassures lovers that their love endures.”

Source : Witter Bynner (1936). “Selected Poems”
“Properly, we should read for power. Man reading should be man intensely alive. The book should be a ball of light in one's hand.”
“It's a cruel and random world, but the chaos is all so beautiful.”
“My mother was a listener. I'm a talker. I'm very comfortable talking.”

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