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Tom Holt

British writer · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Born 1961 · age 65

Thomas Charles Louis Holt is a British novelist. In addition to fiction published under his own name, he writes fantasy under the pseudonym K. J. Parker.

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2016“I write stuff,” he said. I don’t necessarily believe it myself.”In their wordsp. 28Read the whole statement

“Query: if I’d had less brains and more money, would I have been happier? Answer: if a circle had four straight sides, wouldn’t it be a square?”In their wordsp. 29Read the whole statement

“The doctrine of sides,” he went on, “states that there is no right or wrong, only different perspectives.”In their wordspp. 39-40Read the whole statement

“There is no word for artist in the Mysian language; instead there’s a long-winded periphrasis that translates as man-who-deceives-others-into-giving-food-by-spoiling-bits-of-wood.”In their wordsp. 55Read the whole statement

“I was deeply troubled. Not in itself unusual; but I had a distinct feeling that I’d missed something. That’s not a normal or comfortable feeling for me. I don’t miss things.”In their wordsp. 59Read the whole statement

“Our lot may be all-seeing and all-knowing, but that’s a long way removed from all-understanding.”In their wordsp. 70Read the whole statement

2013World Fantasy Award for Best NovellaAward2012World Fantasy Award for Best NovellaAward1961Born13 September 1961

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4 statements, newest first

Nothing helps a lie succeed more than a generous helping of the truth.
2016 · p. 29, Own words
That’s bureaucracy for you. Never follow a straight line when a spiral will get you there eventually.
2016 · p. 36, Own words
It’s a basic tenet of military science. No stronghold can be taken if a mule laden with gold bars can leave it unobserved.
2016 · p. 58, Own words