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" Know that you're gonna screw up, and be OK with it, and do better next time. "

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" Storytelling is a universal: every culture does it. There's a reason our religious books aren't simply a list of shall-and-shall-nots. Morals and teachings are contained in stories, which are studied, dissected, and passed down; we remember stories in a way we don't remember lists of facts. "

" There is no greater threat to progress than the phrase, 'That's impossible.' "

" What history taught me is that societies are not static and that the straight line of progressive ideals - this thinking we have that a society will just magically become more egalitarian over time - is patently false. "

" Folks will always, always, always go back to the comfortable status quo, with its silent voices and lack of conflict, if you give them the chance. "

" When we see sexist and racist behavior, the only way to change that is also to point it out and make it clear that it's not okay. "

" Historically, science-fiction and fantasy literature is no stranger to controversy, but it has learned how to adapt and endure. "

" As for the best '80s action movie, I'm going to be predictable here and say 'Die Hard.' I watch that movie at least twice a year. Perfect script. "

" Watching the progression and backlash against feminism even since 1970 will give you a serious case of whiplash. "

" I'm incredibly pleased to be working with Marco Palmieri and Tor Books on 'The Geek Feminist Revolution.' This was an exciting book to pitch and is proving to be a lot of fun to put together. "

" I've always been interested in the politics of war. War is one of those things that, the longer I studied it, the more illogical it seemed. "

" What makes a book unique isn't always about having one big grand new idea. It's about combining many different ideas in new and interesting ways. "

" Writers of all things speculative have played in alternate and parallel worlds for a long time - everyone from Stephen King to Philip Pullman to Tanith Lee - and it's an obsession that likely isn't going away any time soon. "

" Pen names have always fascinated me, in part because I understand the professional and economic and even societal reasons to do so. "

" I think anger of any kind is valuable. It's all about learning how to channel it. The worst thing we can do is get bored or complacent or worse - suppress our anger and then see it burst forth in unhealthy ways. "

" I write for free online out of love, passion, and often, rage. "

" There are no failed ideas, just ideas that haven't found their moment yet. "

" As a science fiction and fantasy writer, I used to love writing bleak, grimdark futures full of bleak, grimdark people. But I've found that as the world around me darkens, all I really want to do is grasp for more light. "

" Many people don't even want to start something until they feel fairly confident that they will be a success at it. But me? I love to throw myself into things headfirst and fail all over the place. "

" My parents both worked full-time flipping burgers at the local fast-food joint, and my grandmother looked after us. English was her second language, so instead of books, I learned spoken French nursery rhymes and curse words. "

" I'm terribly particular about what I read: lush writing, secondary world or seriously far-out science fiction, strong worldbuilding, dynamic characters. I need to have it all for it to work for me. "

" 'The Stars are Legion' is part space opera, part thriller, about two warring families battling it out for control over a legion of organic starships. "

" One of the things I stress to those I meet, especially young people, is that we are the heroes of our own lives, and we can be the masters of our own stories. "

" People interest me a lot: why we are kind, why we are cruel, how we learn the difference, what makes us act in ways contrary to those we've been socialized with. "

" Science fiction writers create all sorts of futures - that comes with the job. But it's not the type that matters - hopeful or dark - it's the variety we see as readers. It's nurturing the imaginations of those who will go on to create the world around us. "

" I don't like to write about things that bore me, and that means I steer far clear of writing books that are just like what's on the shelves. "

" Your enemies love your failures, sure. But what they love even more is to see you brought so low by those failures that you never get up again. Sometimes enemies aren't even external. Often, our biggest critic, our greatest enemy, is ourselves. "

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