Quotes by Gene Wolfe

About Gene Wolfe:

Gene Rodman Wolfe is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He is noted for his dense, allusive prose as well as the strong influence of his Catholic faith. He is a prolific short-story writer and novelist and has won many science fiction and fantasy literary awards.
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If Thecla had symbolized love of which I felt myself undeserving, as I know now that she did, then did her symbolic force disappear when I locked the door of her cell behind me? That would be like saying that the writing of this book, over which I ha...

Gene Wolfe

I had turned my mind from my survival just as a man suffering from a deadly sickness manages by a thousand tricks never to look at death squarely; or rather, as a woman alone in a large house refrains from looking into mirrors, and instead busies her...

Gene Wolfe

It was earliest morning, when even small trees cast long shadows and scarlet foxes trot denward through the dew like flecks of fire.

Gene Wolfe

Reality is a crutch for people who can't handle science fiction.

Gene Wolfe

You never learn how to write a novel. You just learn how to write the novel that you're writing.

Gene Wolfe

If you have a machine with three or four parts, you can shake them up in a box and it's still pretty clear what's there. If you have a machine with 10,000 parts and you shake them up in a box, what you have is a box of junk.

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My rule is never save bits. They get the way, and you don't think of anything new. Put 'em in. Make a big mess.

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Author Bio

  • NameGene Wolfe
  • DescriptionAmerican science fiction writer
  • BornMay 7, 1931
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter; Novelist
  • AwardsNebula Award