Quote by Theodore Sturgeon

Once I had all the facts in, I found I didn't have the immoral courage to pull the caper. So I wrote it as a story. As a teenager, I didn't have any skills for writing as such, so it came out in 1500 words.

Once I had all the facts in, I found I didn't have the immor

Summary

This quote suggests that when the speaker realized the moral implications of a certain situation, they lacked the courage to partake in it. Instead, they decided to transform the experience into a fictional story. Since they were not adept at writing during their teenage years, the resulting story ended up being 1500 words long. The quote highlights the speaker's decision to express themselves through storytelling rather than directly engaging in questionable actions, emphasizing their awareness of right and wrong and their creative outlet for self-expression.

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By Theodore Sturgeon

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