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7 Quotes on Writing by Philip José Farmer

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Philip José Farmer was an American science fiction and fantasy novelist and short story writer. He is best known for his Riverworld series and the World of Tiers series.

Philip José Farmer on Writing

“Imagination is like a muscle. I found out that the more I wrote, the bigger it got.”
“The fortune of the man who sits also sits.”
“Everybody should fear only one person, and that person should be himself.”
“Nature is an experimenter.”
“Despite my vast interest in other universes and new ideas and space, travel and time travel, which by the way I think is impossible, the basic thing is human character, which is the main thing of most writers.”
“This story is about love, which means that it is also about hate.”
“I's not what a person says but what he does that reveals his true character.”
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