American - Writer | May 1, 1948 -
Your life is yours and yours alone. Rise up and live it.
Terry Goodkind
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I felt like I'd been misplaced in the cosmos and I belonged in Maine.
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I don't think I could have written what I did any earlier.
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After that, I came back every year. Everyone said, 'Well, when you retire you can move there.' But I said, 'Why should I live my whole life where I don't want to be.'
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No one ever goes into battle thinking God is on the other side.
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After the book took off, I bought a whole new wardrobe.
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Ever since I was really little, I've had characters that were in my mind.
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Fantasy allows you bend the world and the situation to more clearly focus on the moral aspects of what's happening. In fantasy you can distill life down to the essence of your story.
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I had to live this long, have the experiences I've had, to create what I do. I knew I wanted to write for years, but I had to be ready so I wouldn't blow it. The move to Maine was the final step.
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I hate telling that story to people who've been struggling for years.
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I've always said fantasy is sort of 'stealth philosophy'.
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It allows you to say things that sound very dramatic and get away with it. If you had characters in modern fiction say the same things as they're driving down the street in an Oldsmobile they'd sound ludicrous!
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