“I think of myself as a bad writer with big ideas, but I'd rather be that than a big writer with bad ideas.”
Source: Elric: The Stealer of Souls
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Context: These days, I live on the grid – primarily because of medical issues. But I think that it would be hypocritical for a writer to condemn our surveillance culture and then appear on the Charlie Rose show to blather about personal details. Focusing on a writer’s life undermines the power of that writer’s ideas.
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