James Gunn Quotes

I feel a bit like Ellen Glasgow (I think it was) who said that she was the master and characters did what she said. I'm envious of authors whose characters become so real to them that they take off in their own directions, but my philosophy of teaching, as well as writing, is to demystify the process. - James Gunn

I don't know if there is any one secret to successful writing, but one important step is to move beyond imitation and discover what you can write that no one else can - that is, find out who you are and write that in an appropriate narrative and style. - James Gunn

I can't think of any other genre that would have allowed me to have that much tonal and emotional freedom. - James Gunn

He put up with a lot of pain. ... I don't think many people would put up with what he had to put up with. - James Gunn

Fandom is more important than ever. - James Gunn

But, on the most part, he belonged to the optimists; he felt that there would be time enough to suffer when catastrophe really struck. - James Gunn

As for going to the stars, The Listeners concluded that it was inherently impossible and the only contact would be through radio. I believe that this may be true; on the other hand, I still nurse my youthful aspirations to go to the stars, and I think that humanity should pursue it - after all, we have not reached the pinnacle of science and technology. - James Gunn

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