Writers must fortify themselves with pride and egotism as b… - Brian Aldiss

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Writers must fortify themselves with pride and egotism as best they can. The process is analogous to using sandbags and loose timbers to protect a house against flood. Writers are vulnerable creatures like anyone else. For what do they have in reality? Not sandbags, not timbers. Just a flimsy reputation and a name.

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Brian Wilson Aldiss (August 18, 1925 – August 19, 2017) was an English writer of general fiction and science fiction.

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Birth Name: Brian Wilson Aldiss

Alternative Names: Brian W. Aldiss • Jael Cracken • Dr. Peristyle • C. C. Shackleton

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