David Brin Quotes

I like to be surprised. Fresh implications and plot twists erupt as a story unfolds. Characters develop backgrounds, adding depth and feeling. Writing feels like exploring.

David Brin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 6, 1950

Topics

WritingStoryFeelingExploringPlot

I really like the resurgence of the '90s vibe, and you can't go wrong with a Canadian Tuxedo. I never think it's bad to layer denim, whether it's colors or shapes.

Jillian Hervey

ColorsThinkYouBadWrongGo

The 'block' in 'Attack the Block' is not just a physical thing. It's people; it's families.

John Boyega

PeopleAttackJustBlockPhysical

I'm fascinated with what an audience will take away from an image.

Andrea Arnold

WillImageAudienceTakeAway

I didn't have this tortured childhood; I liked it.

John Hughes

ChildhoodLikedTortured

I wrote a lot of fiction, but it was just college stuff. It seems to me you have to be so confident in yourself to become a writer.

Robert Loomis

YourselfCollegeMeConfidentYou

I know the disposition of women: when you will, they won't; when you won't, they set their hearts upon you of their own inclination.

Jean Racine

WomenYouKnowWillOwnHearts

I saw my friends being beaten because they said no to child marriage.

Sonita Alizadeh

MarriageChildFriendsSaidSaw

Carrying a baby is such hard work, I've found that the stronger I am, the better I feel.

Mary Helen Bowers

WorkHard WorkI AmBabyBetter

Some of my favorite movies are action movies. You want something good to say. That comes from good writing. But writing is not a skill I possess, unfortunately.

Jason Statham

GoodWritingActionYouSkillWant

I guess, as a reporter, I always thought that my biggest strength was that I could get anybody to talk to me. I wasn't the best writer, but I could get people to talk to me.

Jose Antonio Vargas

StrengthBestPeopleMeThoughtGet

Winning may not be everything, but losing has little to recommend it.

Dianne Feinstein

LosingWinningEverythingLittleMay

It's funny because I think, as a general rule, that people seem to think that if you do lots of different things over the course of, like, a timeline, it means that you kind of disregard what you did before. But that's not true of me. I still genuinely like everything I did as much as I liked it when I released it.

Dev Hynes

FunnyPeopleMeThinkYouTrue

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