To: editor-surveyor
I’ll have to remember to always make kooky statements through a character in a book. One of my favorite quotes on that subject by science fiction author S M Stirling:
"There is a technical term for someone who confuses the opinions of a character in a book with those of the author. That term is idiot." ---Conquistador (2003)
57 posted on
07/23/2013 9:26:11 PM PDT by
Kip Russell
(Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors -- and miss. ---Robert A. Heinlein)
To: Kip Russell; editor-surveyor
A little harsh, given that I didn’t attribute it to a character, but then again neither did www.goodreads.com, the first source my search for the quote revealed....
63 posted on
07/23/2013 9:42:01 PM PDT by
null and void
(Republicans create the tools of oppression, and the democrats gleefully use them!)
To: Kip Russell
Conquistador is obviously oblivious of the common uses of literature in expressing opinion.
So, apparently, are you.
Stirling is a poor example of a sci-fi author; all of his work lacks realism.
100 posted on
07/24/2013 12:26:18 PM PDT by
editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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