If you say that story is about conflict, that plot must be based on conflict, you’re limiting your view of the world severely. And in a sense making a political statement: that life is conflict, so in stories conflict is all that really
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“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”
― Pride and Prejudice
― Pride and Prejudice
“you must learn to live as I do - in the face of constant criticism, opposition and censure. That, sir, is the English way.”
― Jonathan Strange y el señor Norrell
― Jonathan Strange y el señor Norrell
“I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun.”
― Pride and Prejudice
― Pride and Prejudice
“You must learn some of my philosophy. Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure.”
― Pride and Prejudice
― Pride and Prejudice
“That's why I want you there, he said. You're unpredictable, and that can be the difference between success and failure. Most people make decisions in anger, fear, love, or obligation. You make decisions to irritate people.”
― For a Few Demons More
― For a Few Demons More
Hugo & Nebula Awards: Best Novels
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This group is for like-minded people who want to read all of the Hugo and Nebula winners and runners-up. The Hugo Awards are chosen by the fans. The ...more
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