Quotes by Orson Scott
37 quotes by Orson Scott
Orson Scott - american writer
Was born on 24 aug 1951.
Origin country: United Kingdom
But in the meantime I became accustomed to the writing life and it would be hard to change now - partly because of the salary cut if I went to my other love, teaching; and partly because I still have stories to tell, even though it isn't all that...
Quote by Orson Scott about salary, teaching, writing, change, work, love, life
Every book was the best I could do at the time I wrote it, and every book was a story I still care about and believe in.
Quote by Orson Scott about love, time
Everything important in sci-fi showed up in the magazines first. It's the proving ground for new writers and new ideas.
Quote by Orson Scott about writers
I don't believe that there are aliens. I believe there are really different people.
Quote by Orson Scott about nation, people
I fell into playwriting accidentally, took some classes in it, and also took creative writing classes, but I really didn't expect it to be a career because I didn't believe there was a way to make money as a playwright without being lucky and I...
Quote by Orson Scott about career, writing, money, being
I have lived in the only decades I could have lived in, and hope to live through at least a few more.
Quote by Orson Scott about hope
I hope I am remembered by my children as a good father.
Quote by Orson Scott about hope, children, good, good luck
I realized that everything important in sci-fi showed up in the magazines first. It's the proving ground for new writers and new ideas.
Quote by Orson Scott about writers
I wonder sometimes if the motivation for writers ought to be contempt, not admiration.
Quote by Orson Scott about motivation, contempt, admiration, writers, miracle
It's the middle class that feels the luxury of being able to have causes.
Quote by Orson Scott about being
Metaphors have a way of holding the most truth in the least space.
Quote by Orson Scott about metaphors, univers, truth
My college training was primarily in theatre, with an eye to becoming a director, actor, or producer.
Quote by Orson Scott about theatre, actors
