Quotes by Anne McCaffrey

About Anne McCaffrey:

Anne Inez McCaffrey was an American-born Irish writer, best known for the Dragonriders of Pern science fiction series. Early in McCaffrey's 46-year career as a writer, she became the first woman to win a Hugo Award for fiction and the first to win a Nebula Award. Her 1978 novel The White Dragon became one of the first science-fiction books to appear on the New York Times Best Seller list.
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Fight only in direst need Not for lust or petty greed Honor those that do give birth Respect them well for their full worth

Anne McCaffrey

Harper to your word be true Holder, crafter you also hew To honesty, integrity, and respect All others without regard to intellect

Anne McCaffrey

Step by step Moment by moment We live through Another day

Anne McCaffrey

Harper, treat your words with care For they may cause joy or despair Sing your songs of health and love Of dragons flaming from above

Anne McCaffrey

There's something wrong in not appreciating one's own special abilities, my girl. Find your own limitations, yes, but don't limit yourself with false modesty.

Anne McCaffrey

Children's voices - even those who couldn't carry the tune - are always appealing.

Anne McCaffrey

My nightly craft is winged in white, a dragon of night dark sea. Swift born, dream bound and rudderless, her captain and crew are me. We've sailed a hundred sleeping tides where no seaman's ever been And only my white-winged craft and I know the wond...

Anne McCaffrey

Dragon kind was no less cruel than mankind. The Dragon, at least, acted from bestial need rather than bestial greed.” ~ A thought by Lessa ~

Anne McCaffrey

The tears I feel today I'll wait to shed tomorrow. Though I'll not sleep this night Nor find surcease from sorrow. My eyes must keep their sight: I dare not be tear-blinded. I must be free to talk Not choked with grief, clear-minded. My mouth cannot ...

Anne McCaffrey

At age 77, I need the help of someone with more energy than I can now summon to finish a book.

Anne McCaffrey

A real scientist solves problems, not wails that they are unsolvable.

Anne McCaffrey

To cry was to release all sorts of ugly little pressures and tensions. Like waking out of a long, dark dream to a sun-filled day.

Anne McCaffrey

Above us, outlined against the brilliant sky, dragons crowded every available perching space on the Rim. And the sun made a gold of every one of them.

Anne McCaffrey

It is time to end a story that began in sorrow and ordeal and has ended in a deep and lasting happiness. May it be so for others.

Anne McCaffrey

What I used to do between writing fits was feed my kids, ride my horse and go shopping for cat and dog food.

Anne McCaffrey

I do outlines when I'm writing with someone, but they also need to have a certain amount of freedom.

Anne McCaffrey

I did not have a chance to write novels until my youngest child started school fulltime.

Anne McCaffrey

I think the Internet, particularly the availability of information, is great. I do a lot of correspondence on-line and have a chat line to talk to my fans as well.

Anne McCaffrey

I'm 78, I'm on my pension in Ireland, and all that good stuff.

Anne McCaffrey

I wouldn't encourage new writers to start off publishing through electronic media... it still isn't wide enough for the readership they would need to get a good start.

Anne McCaffrey

Author Bio

  • NameAnne McCaffrey
  • DescriptionAmerican-Irish novelist
  • AliasesAnne Inez McCaffrey
  • BornApril 1, 1926
  • DiedNovember 21, 2011
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter; Novelist
  • WorksRestoree; Dragonriders Of Pern; The Ship Who Sang
  • AwardsMargaret Edwards Award; Nebula Award