The first thing I would say to young writers is, "Don't do it, unless you can't stand not to do it." And the second thing I would say is, "If you do do it, and get into it, the constant rule you should have in mind is to explore your material." It sounds simple, but it isn't, because people often want to get from A to B, and they don't stop to look at what is in the material.
I have no wisdom and nothing useful to tell you - I only mentioned this because it came into my head. - Russell Hoban
I have no wisdom and nothing useful to tell you - I only mentioned this because it came into my head.
- Russell Hoban
After all, when you come right down to it, how many people speak the same language even when they speak the same language? - Russell Hoban
After all, when you come right down to it, how many people speak the same language even when they speak the same language?
Language is an archaeological vehicle... the language we speak is a whole palimpsest of human effort and history. - Russell Hoban
Language is an archaeological vehicle... the language we speak is a whole palimpsest of human effort and history.
The Zoo is a prison for animals who have been sentenced without trial and I feel guilty because I do nothing about it. But there it was, I wanted to … - Russell Hoban
The Zoo is a prison for animals who have been sentenced without trial and I feel guilty because I do nothing about it. But there it was, I wanted to …
Explorers have to be ready to die lost. - Russell Hoban
Explorers have to be ready to die lost.
There must be a lot of people in the world being wondered about by people who don't see them anymore. - Russell Hoban
There must be a lot of people in the world being wondered about by people who don't see them anymore.
Too-lateness, I realized, has nothing to do with age. It’s a relation of self to the moment. Or not, depending on the person and the moment. Perhaps … - Russell Hoban
Too-lateness, I realized, has nothing to do with age. It’s a relation of self to the moment. Or not, depending on the person and the moment. Perhaps …
The things that matter don't necessarily make sense. - Russell Hoban
The things that matter don't necessarily make sense.
An idea is an eye given by God for the seeing of God. Some of these eyes we cannot bear to look out of; we blind them as quickly as possible. - Russell Hoban
An idea is an eye given by God for the seeing of God. Some of these eyes we cannot bear to look out of; we blind them as quickly as possible.
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