“Writers are there to write, not experience things. If you want to experience things, become a pirate or a Bookhunter. If you want to write, write. If you can't find the makings of a story inside yourself, you won't find them anywhere.”

— Walter Moers , book The City of Dreaming Books

Source: The City of Dreaming Books

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German comic creator and author 1957

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