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Harlan Ellison Quotes

I hate being wrong, but I love it when I’m set straight Picture Quote #1

I don’t mind you thinking I’m stupid, but don’t talk to me like I’m stupid Picture Quote #1

I am responsible for myself. I am exactly who I eventually wanted myself to be, I guess, without consciously knowing what I wanted me to be Picture Quote #1

I am not one of these people who instantly takes umbrage when he’s corrected or - I love being corrected Picture Quote #1

If you let the image of the messenger get in the way of whatever message there may be, however large or small, that’s your problem, not his Picture Quote #1

Any writer who pretends to a disaffection for recognition, I think they’re being duplicitous Picture Quote #1

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When you’re a writer, you have to have the passion and the skill and the craft. It’s not just enough to have the passion. You’ve gotta have all three Picture Quote #1

I usually say I write for the smartest, cleverest, wittiest audience I know, and that’s me Picture Quote #1

People don’t die from the old diseases any more. They die from new ones, but that’s Progress, isn’t it? Isn’t it? Picture Quote #1

There in the midst of the Amazon Jungle, Simon Haskell has cobbled up for himself a replica of an Art Deco salon Picture Quote #1

Like a wind crying endlessly through the universe, Time carries away the names and the deeds of conquerors and commoners alike. And all that we were, all that remains, is in the memories of those who cared we came this way for a brief moment Picture Quote #1

Everybody has opinions: I have them, you have them. And we are all told from the moment we open our eyes, that everyone is entitled to his or her opinion. Well, that’s horsepuckey, of course. We are not entitled to our opinions; we are entitled to our informed opinions. Without research, without background, without understanding, it’s nothing. It’s just bibble-babble. It’s like a fart in a wind tunnel, folks Picture Quote #1

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You’re a writer. And that’s something better than being a millionaire. Because it’s something holy Picture Quote #1

The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity Picture Quote #1

There in the midst of the Amazon Jungle, Simon Haskell has cobbled up for himself a replica of an Art Deco salon Picture Quote #1

Perfection. Excellence. What a passionate lover. But once having tasted the lips of excellence, once having given oneself to its perfection, how dreary and burdensome and filled with anomie are the remainder of one’s waking hours trapped in the shackled lock-step of the merely ordinary, the barely acceptable, the just okay and not a stroke better Picture Quote #1

Entertain, yes. That goes without saying. But a good writer does that automatically, it’s built into the machine. Telling a thumpingly good, mesmerizing story is what one does without question. But beyond that, any writer worth his/her hire knows that all writing, one way or another, is subversive. It is guerrilla warfare against the status quo Picture Quote #1

The real story of our times is seldom told in the horse-puckey-filled memoirs of dopey, self-serving presidents or generals, but in the outrageous, demented lives of guys like Lenny Bruce, Giordano Bruno, Scott Fitzgerald - and Paul Krassner. The burrs under society’s saddle. The pains in the ass Picture Quote #1

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With the Internet, the greatest disseminator of bad data and bad information the universe has ever known, it’s become impossible to trust any news from any source at all, because it’s filtered through this crazy yenta gossip line. It’s impossible to know anything Picture Quote #1

Thus, from admiration of one wise and innocent child, and from a misheard remark, the process that not even Aristotle could codify was triggered. Where do you get your ideas? I purposely mishear things Picture Quote #1

Get a day job, make your money from that, and write to please yourself Picture Quote #1

They change scapegoats at the networks more regularly than some people change socks Picture Quote #1

Writing is a holy chore Picture Quote #1

Anyone who can not write should Picture Quote #1

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I see all. I hear all. I know all. And I spend a great deal of time in the bathroom Picture Quote #1

I don't mind you thinking I'm stupid, but don't talk to me like I'm stupid Picture Quote #1

They minute people fall in love they become liars Picture Quote #1

The trick is not becoming a writer. The trick is staying a writer Picture Quote #1

Be careful of monsters with teeth Picture Quote #1

I hate being wrong, but I love it when I'm set straight Picture Quote #1

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I hate being wrong, but I love it when I’m set straight (Harlan Ellison Quotes) I don’t mind you thinking I’m stupid, but don’t talk to me like I’m stupid (Harlan Ellison Quotes) I am responsible for myself. I am exactly who I eventually wanted myself to be, I guess, without consciously knowing what I wanted me to be (Harlan Ellison Quotes) I am not one of these people who instantly takes umbrage when he’s corrected or - I love being corrected (Harlan Ellison Quotes) If you let the image of the messenger get in the way of whatever message there may be, however large or small, that’s your problem, not his (Harlan Ellison Quotes) Any writer who pretends to a disaffection for recognition, I think they’re being duplicitous (Harlan Ellison Quotes) When you’re a writer, you have to have the passion and the skill and the craft. It’s not just enough to have the passion. You’ve gotta have all three (Harlan Ellison Quotes) I usually say I write for the smartest, cleverest, wittiest audience I know, and that’s me (Harlan Ellison Quotes) People don’t die from the old diseases any more. They die from new ones, but that’s Progress, isn’t it? Isn’t it? (Harlan Ellison Quotes) There in the midst of the Amazon Jungle, Simon Haskell has cobbled up for himself a replica of an Art Deco salon (Harlan Ellison Quotes) Like a wind crying endlessly through the universe, Time carries away the names and the deeds of conquerors and commoners alike. And all that we were, all that remains, is in the memories of those who cared we came this way for a brief moment (Harlan Ellison Quotes) Everybody has opinions: I have them, you have them. And we are all told from the moment we open our eyes, that everyone is entitled to his or her opinion. Well, that’s horsepuckey, of course. We are not entitled to our opinions; we are entitled to our informed opinions. Without research, without background, without understanding, it’s nothing. It’s just bibble-babble. It’s like a fart in a wind tunnel, folks (Harlan Ellison Quotes) You’re a writer. And that’s something better than being a millionaire. Because it’s something holy. (Harlan Ellison Quotes) The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity (Harlan Ellison Quotes) There in the midst of the Amazon Jungle, Simon Haskell has cobbled up for himself a replica of an Art Deco salon. (Harlan Ellison Quotes) Perfection. Excellence. What a passionate lover. But once having tasted the lips of excellence, once having given oneself to its perfection, how dreary and burdensome and filled with anomie are the remainder of one’s waking hours trapped in the shackled lock-step of the merely ordinary, the barely acceptable, the just okay and not a stroke better (Harlan Ellison Quotes) Entertain, yes. That goes without saying. But a good writer does that automatically, it’s built into the machine. Telling a thumpingly good, mesmerizing story is what one does without question. But beyond that, any writer worth his/her hire knows that all writing, one way or another, is subversive. It is guerrilla warfare against the status quo (Harlan Ellison Quotes) The real story of our times is seldom told in the horse-puckey-filled memoirs of dopey, self-serving presidents or generals, but in the outrageous, demented lives of guys like Lenny Bruce, Giordano Bruno, Scott Fitzgerald - and Paul Krassner. The burrs under society’s saddle. The pains in the ass (Harlan Ellison Quotes) With the Internet, the greatest disseminator of bad data and bad information the universe has ever known, it’s become impossible to trust any news from any source at all, because it’s filtered through this crazy yenta gossip line. It’s impossible to know anything (Harlan Ellison Quotes) Thus, from admiration of one wise and innocent child, and from a misheard remark, the process that not even Aristotle could codify was triggered. Where do you get your ideas? I purposely mishear things (Harlan Ellison Quotes) Get a day job, make your money from that, and write to please yourself (Harlan Ellison Quotes) They change scapegoats at the networks more regularly than some people change socks (Harlan Ellison Quotes) Writing is a holy chore (Harlan Ellison Quotes) Anyone who can not write should (Harlan Ellison Quotes) I see all. I hear all. I know all. And I spend a great deal of time in the bathroom (Harlan Ellison Quotes) I don't mind you thinking I'm stupid, but don't talk to me like I'm stupid (Harlan Ellison Quotes) They minute people fall in love they become liars (Harlan Ellison Quotes) The trick is not becoming a writer. The trick is staying a writer (Harlan Ellison Quotes) Be careful of monsters with teeth (Harlan Ellison Quotes) I hate being wrong, but I love it when I'm set straight (Harlan Ellison Quotes)

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