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25 quotes by Jean M. Auel

Jean Marie Auel (/ˈdʒiːn məˈriː ˈaʊl/; née Untinen; born February 18, 1936) is an American writer. She is best known for her Earth's Children books, a series of novels set in prehistoric Europe that explores interactions of Cro-Magnon people with Neanderthals. As of 2010 her books have sold more than 45 million copies worldwide.
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Science Fiction is not just about the future of space ships travelling to other planets, it is fiction based on science and I am using science as my... →

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Aside from sales, the letters from readers have been primarily positive.

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I probably read 100 times more than I write, but that way when I move my characters through it, I know.

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I started writing to please myself, a story I would like to read, and that is still true.

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I could write historical fiction, or science fiction, or a mystery but since I find it fascinating to research the clues of some little know period... →

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Each book has been different and has been challenging in its own way to write.

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From the beginning, the series has been story driven - I began with a story idea - but research feeds it.

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From the beginning, when I first got an idea for a story and wondered if I could write it, it has always been the story that has driven me.

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I can move my characters through it easily, because I understand the background; I've really studied it.

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I can't tell you any more than any other writer can tell you why they write, and I don't know what my influences are.

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I really fell in love with Africa.

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I think of my books as mainstream and that's were most people who read them look for them in book stores.

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I'm just writing a story that I want to read.

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