Quote by China Mieville
But I do think its important to remember that writers do not have

But I do think its important to remember that writers do not have a monopoly of wisdom on their books. They can be wrong about their own books, they can often learn about their own books. – China Mieville

Other quotes by China Mieville

I think theres something quite interesting about the almost tragic quality of a lot of overwrought prose, because it has a much more self-conscious awareness of its own failure to touch the real. – China Mieville

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Failure
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I always felt sorry for the sidekick as a kid. They never got their due and it left a very bad taste in the mouth – they are defined by a subordinate relationship to someone else. I always felt like a bit of sidekick when I was a kid and it didnt feel fair. – China Mieville

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relationship
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Wisdom
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No man was ever wise by chance. – Seneca

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The wisdom of the crowds is the most ridiculous statement Ive heard in my life. Crowds are dumb. – Drew Curtis

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He who devotes sixteen hours a day to hard study may become at sixty as wise as he thought himself at twenty. – Mary Wilson Little

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When an opponent comes forward, move in and greet him if he wants to pull back, send him on his way. – Morihei Ueshiba

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Blueness doth express trueness. – Ben Jonson

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I just want to be a part of great stories, whether Im part of an amazing ensemble cast or Im leading it or the antagonist or whatever. – Zoe Saldana

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amazing

We live in a funny time. If you dont go corporate, you cant compete. Youre relegated as irrelevant. People used to admire that. – Ethan Hawke

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I think its great that we have organisations like Greenpeace. In a pluralistic society, we want to have people who point out all the problems that the Earth could encounter. But we need to understand that they are not presenting a full and rounded view. – Bjorn Lomborg

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Society