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John Clute Quotes

Novels written by university professors and set in the groves of academe are far more rigidly predictable than anything but the most routine science fiction novel, but they have escaped the stigma of being labeled as genre.

John Clute

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: canadian
Birth: 1940

Topics

Science Routine More Science Fiction

I really wanted it to be organic and coming from my heart. So, I think maybe the initial thought of wanting to go in that direction, I had to wait until things happened in our world and in our country that fired me up enough where the words came out organically.

Joan Jett

Heart Words Me Wait World Think

I can't sing.

Jenny Eclair

Sing

I got a degree in sociology, didn't read much fiction in college, and I was a pretty political, left-wing type of guy. I wanted to do some kind of work in social change and make things better for the poor man, and I was very romantic and passionate about it.

Andre Dubus III

Work Change Romantic Man College

Bitterness is cancer - it eats upon the host. It doesn't do anything to the object of its displeasure.

Maya Angelou

Bitterness Cancer Anything Object

At 19 years old, when I came out of St. John's, I was fresh out the 'hood. I was fresh out of Queensbridge.

Metta World Peace

Hood Old Years Fresh Out I Came

No one always or never does anything. People don't see themselves as one-dimensional, so you shouldn't attempt to define them as such.

Travis Bradberry

People You Never See Anything Them

I can be whatever. I can wear shoes or don't wear shoes. I can tie my hair up or wear it down. It doesn't matter.

Joss Stone

Shoes Hair Down I Can Matter Tie

We need open, competitive, market economies... but at the same time with effective regulation and supervision.

Jose Manuel Barroso

Time Need Same Open Competitive

You don't want to have a character say what's bothering him; you want to define characters by action.

Christopher Priest

Character Action You Say Want Him

We in America believe in starting over - and over and over.

Alissa Quart

Believe America Over Starting

I'm not someone who's endlessly patient and wonderful.

Nigella Lawson

Someone Patient Wonderful Endlessly

When my skin is breaking out pretty bad, I try to leave it alone as much as I can. I don't want to pack on product after product, I think that makes it worse and kind of overwhelms your skin.

Lili Reinhart

Alone Think Bad I Can Skin Kind