Top 7 Gardner Dozois Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “Nice is such a toothless word. Do you want to have your gravestone say, ‘Here lies Amelia. She was nice’? Come, come.” “I suppose not.”

— Gardner Dozois

2. “Don’t be afraid. Don’t wait. Don’t get caught. Just go. Go fast.”

— Gardner Dozois

3. “Persistence is worth at least as much as talent. The writing life is not a series of gentle encouragements. It’s more like a series of brutal kicks in the teeth. Those who grow a thick enough skin to persevere, survive. Those who do not, do not.”

— Gardner Dozois

4. “He was annoyed at his anger. He had failed to contain himself.”

— Gardner Dozois

5. “I know what’s wrong with me; and knowing your own flaws is the beginning of wisdom.”

— Gardner Dozois

6. “To disdain the moral pronouncements of hypocrites; to be true to my word; to always do what I promise, no more and no less. To hone my talent and wield it like a beacon in a darkening world.”

— Gardner Dozois

7. “The girl may want more honesty. However, most of us want a comfortable life.”

— Gardner Dozois

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