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Harlan Ellison Quotes: What I try to write about are the darkest things in the soul, the mortal dreads... The closer I get to the burning core of my being, the things which are most painful to me, the better is my work.
         

What I try to write about are the darkest things in the soul, the mortal dreads... The closer I get to the burning core of my being, the things which are most painful to me, the better is my work.


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You are not entitled to your opinion. You are entitled to your informed opinion. No one is entitled to be ignorant.



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The two most common elements in the universe are Hydrogen and stupidity.



Thank your readers and the critics who praise you, and then ignore them. Write for the most intelligent, wittiest, wisest audience in the universe: Write to please yourself.

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I don't mind you thinking I'm stupid, but don't talk to me like I'm stupid.

I don't mind you thinking I'm stupid, but don't talk to me like I'm stupid.



K is for "Kenghis Khan"; He was a very nice person. History has no record of him. There is a moral in that, somewhere.

K is for "Kenghis Khan"; He was a very nice person. History has no record of him. There is a moral in that, somewhere.



In these days of widespread illiteracy, functional illiteracy... anything that keeps people stupid is a felony.

In these days of widespread illiteracy, functional illiteracy... anything that keeps people stupid is a felony.



The world is turning into a cesspool of imbeciles.

The world is turning into a cesspool of imbeciles.



You must never be afraid to go there.

You must never be afraid to go there.



They minute people fall in love they become liars.

They minute people fall in love they become liars.



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I wasn't a bad guy. I just wanted God to give me a second chance.



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