Lynn Flewelling Quotes

#1. Realism isn't something most people associate with the fantasy genre, yet it's an essential element of great fantasy writing.

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#2. I hate being told what to do! Especially by myself!

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#3. How do you break into a ship?"
"The same way you do a house, only wetter.

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#4. It is better to lack the semblance of honor but possess it than to possess the semblance and lack the honor.

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#5. I was always a 'let's pretend' kind of kid.

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#6. Thou you thrust your dagger at my eye, I will not flinch.

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#7. I love all of my books. They were labors of love; I was striving to create something well done, and I do feel I succeeded.

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#8. First shall be the Guardian, a vessel of light in the darkness. Then the Shaft and the Vanguard, who shall fail and yet not fail if the Guide, the Unseen One, goes forth. And at the last shall be again the Guardian, whose portion is bitter, as bitter as gall.

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#9. Take what the Lightbearer sends and be thankful.

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#10. The real world is the fantasy writer's scrapbook. Real history, real geography, real customs and religions are all invaluable sources of guidance and inspiration.

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#11. It was Alec who brought their lips together.
Seregil's first reaction was disbelief. But Alec was insistent, clumsy but determined. It lasted an instant, an eternity, that one awkward kiss, and it spoke silent volumes of bewildered honesty.
The moment that followed was too fragile for words.

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#12. Then again, I don't suppose the very poor care much about the doings of the rich, either. The gulf is too wide. Not many have been on both sides of it, as we have.

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#13. Whatever role you play, play it to the hilt.

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#14. A crafty nightrunner died of late,
And found himself at Bilairy's Gate.
He stood outside and refused to knock
Because he meant to pick the lock.

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#15. When I started writing 'Luck in the Shadows,' I just wanted to create an adventure story.

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#16. Though you thrust a knife at my eyes, I will not flinch.

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#17. The move to creating stories was a natural progression for me, but the most pivotal time was probably in 6th grade: That year, a friend introduced me to the stories of Ray Bradbury, and a student teacher introduced me to creative writing.

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#18. It would be lovely if it was all Right vs. Wrong, Good overcomes Evil - I think most Americans, going about their daily lives, fool themselves into thinking that that's how our little world works, but it just isn't so.

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#19. They have a saying among them: 'When whores are few, a boy will do.

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#20. Fowl never tastes as savory when you're hungry for venison.

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#21. Setting is the bedrock of your story. If you choose a real-world backdrop, be certain you get your facts straight.

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#22. You always have a choice. Don't ever imagine you don't. Whatever you do, it's a decision and you have to accept responsibility for it. That's when honor becomes more than empty words.

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#23. I don't want to spend a fortune on my cremation urn, but I really do want to look nice at my memorial service.

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#24. You hardly know me. Why do you want me to come with you?"
"Who knows? Perhaps you remind me just a bit of - "
"Someone you used to know?" Alec interjected skeptically.
"Someone I used to be.

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#25. Still clutching each other by the arm, they turned to watch the last stones plummet over the edge.
"I don't know how many times a day I can stand to watch you almost die," Seregil gasped.
"Twice is my limit," croaked Alec, sinking to his knees.

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#26. I think the key is to give the reader characters they not only care about, but identify with, and to never take away all hope.

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#27. Cursed be the weapon that tastes the blood of a friend.

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#28. Tobin had spent the first twelve years of his life living a lie, and the last two trying to ignore the truth.

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#29. If you set your story in Rome, Ireland or Sheboygan, for that matter, go there. If you're broke, set it in the town where you live, or where you grew up.

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#30. I come from a very small city in a rather remote part of America, where writers simply weren't part of the daily fabric.

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