Anne McCaffrey Quotes

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Anne McCaffrey

Profession : Author

Birth : April 1, 1926

I have written my own screen version of Pern, but had no buyers yet.

Anne McCaffrey

I have always used emotion as a writing tool. That goes back to me being on the stage.

Anne McCaffrey

I don't often reread my own books, unless I am going into another in the series and need to refresh my mood when originating the concept.

Anne McCaffrey

I didn't raise Todd to be a writer, but he happened to be one anyway.

Anne McCaffrey

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

Anne McCaffrey

I also don't have organized religion on Pern. I figured - since there were four holy wars going on at the time of writing - that religion was one problem Pern didn't need.

Anne McCaffrey

Because we build the worlds we wouldn't mind living in. They contain scary things, problems, but also a sense of rightness that makes them alive and makes us want to live there.

Anne McCaffrey