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" I love writing about monsters and food. "
Nnedi Okorafor
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" I would try to write 'realistic' fiction, and someone would fly, or there would be a black hole full of demons or a girl who attracted frogs. "
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" I grew up reading Stephen King, Peter Straub, Clive Barker, Robert McCammon, Isaac Asimov's nonfiction books, and Roald Dahl. "
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" I love and am terrified of the water, particularly the ocean. "
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" It's more fun to write villains. They are more of a challenge, and I get a sick kind of pleasure out of delving into their minds. There's rarely emptiness, and there is almost always deep intelligence. "
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" There's a story in 'Kabu Kabu' called 'Bakasi Man' where I got to explore the mind of a 'bad man.' It was fun. "
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" I go to the ocean to calm down, to reconnect with the creator, to just be happy. "
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" I think speculative fiction has fewer unspoken prerequisites than literary fiction for writers of color. "
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" I see the world as a magical place. Therefore, it was only natural that magic wafted from my fiction like smoke. "
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