"Don't ever sell mankind short by saying there's anything he can't do, ever, or anything that he isn't going to do."
"There are no rules. You can write a story, if you wish, with no conflict, no suspense, no beginning, middle or end. Of course, you have to be regarded as a genius to get away with it, and that's the hardest part - convincing everybody you're a genius."
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Source: From These Ashes: The Complete Short SF of Fredric Brown.
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