"Personally I don't like it when writers become excessively proscriptive about the way that people read their books."

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China Mieville

#Book Quotes #People Quotes #Way Quotes

“My touring isn't about collecting souvenirs and always being on the go. My souvenirs are writing in my journal and creating new music, because that fits easily into my backpack when I'm travelling around the world. It's something that I can share later with fans or with future family members.”
“Children become like the things they love.”
“History is Philosophy teaching by example.”
“in California I began to think that, except on the beaches, no-one had the use of their legs.”
“Success is about dedication. You may not be where you want to be or do what you want to do when you're on the journey. But you've got to be willing to have vision and foresight that leads you to an incredible end.”
“Happiness is only real if shared.”
“The Holocaust most assuredly challenges any and all faith in God. Faith in humanity. Faith in nature. Faith in the future. I don't "tell" young people anything. I ask them to consider many things, particularly, their assumptions regarding their natural obligations to be loving towards all living beings. Many of my works - both literary and film - are fictional, like Codex OrfÃ©o. And that's because the genre has always allowed me to suggest things that are opinions, spiritual impulses and intuitions, not necessarily provable.”
“Life is too short not to say how you feel to the people you love.”

Source : Kristina Mcmorris (2011). “Letters From Home”, p.241, Kensington Publishing Corp.

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