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Steven Brust Quotes

Steven Brust quotes

American Author November 23, 1955

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All literature consists of whatever the writer thinks is cool. The reader will like the book to the degree that he agrees with the writer about what's cool. Steven Brust
Steven Brust quote: "What's the point of having weak enemies? They just waste your..."
What's the point of having weak enemies? They just waste your time. Steven Brust
There are millions of ways for people to die, if you number each vital organ, each ways it can fail, all the poisons from the earth and the sea which can cause these failures. Steven Brust
Steven Brust quote: "Those are good questions. I recognize good questions, because..."
Those are good questions. I recognize good questions, because I can come up with them myself. Steven Brust
Grand," I said. "Just grand. I get myself into the army, stand up in battles I have no business in, get nailed in the back by sorcery, accept an impossible assignment to be carried out in the middle of it all, and then, just to top things off, I have to go have a mystical fucking experience. This is just great. Steven Brust
Steven Brust quote: "Plan. Yes. Good idea. I should come up with a plan."
Plan. Yes. Good idea. I should come up with a plan. Steven Brust
Why do you work so hard to make yourself disliked? I should think you'd find it happens enough on its own without putting yourself to any extra trouble. Steven Brust
A stupid person can make only certain, limited types of errors; the mistakes open to a clever fellow are far broader. But to the one who knows how smart he is compared to everyone else, the possibilities for true idiocy are boundless. Steven Brust
Steven Brust quote: "I guess there's just a time for doing dumb things."
I guess there's just a time for doing dumb things. Steven Brust
Because here’s the thing: No matter how much one tells stories of magical beasts or impossible worlds, in the end, it is always the world of here and now one is writing about. The better one understands that world, the more powerful the stories will be. Steven Brust
But once you allow yourself to recognize necessity, you find two things: One you find your options so restricted that the only course of action is obvious, and, two, that a great sense of freedom comes with the decision. Steven Brust
I turned away, took a deep breath, and sheathed the weapon. I never know what to say after I've intimidated someone; I ought to keep a list of tough-guy remarks. Steven Brust
I’ve heard it said: ‘By his home you shall know him’; and we all know that we must pay attention to anyone who reverses the subject and auxiliary verb in his sentence. Steven Brust
Steven Brust quote: "Staring into the dragon's maw, one quickly learns wisdom."
Staring into the dragon's maw, one quickly learns wisdom. Steven Brust
The others followed, and found themselves in a small, stuffy basement, which would have been damp, smelly, close, and dark, were it not, in fact, well-lit, which prevented it from being dark. Steven Brust

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