Quote by Fred Saberhagen

I finally decided one day, reading science fiction magazines of the time, I could do at least as well as some of these people are doing. So I finally made a serious effort.

I finally decided one day, reading science fiction magazines

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This quote expresses how the speaker gained confidence and motivation after reading science fiction magazines. They realized that they were capable of achieving similar success as the authors in those magazines. This revelation prompted them to take their aspirations seriously and make a dedicated attempt to pursue their writing dreams.

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