John Kessel
John Kessel
JohnKesselis an American author of science fiction and fantasy. He is a prolific short story writer, and the author of two solo novels, Good News From Outer Spaceand Corrupting Dr. Niceand one novel, Freedom Beachin collaboration with his friend James Patrick Kelly...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth24 September 1950
CountryUnited States of America
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One of the influences of Kafka over later writers is not so much in the content of his work as in its form.
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Kafka is not interested in documenting the manners and mores of any particular place; he is not interested in probing the psyche of individual characters.
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Since my first encounter with Kafka's writing, I've been interested in a quality that, while he was alive, stood in the way of his achieving a large reputation: his allegory.
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The conventional Aristotelian plot proceeds by means of a protagonist, an antagonist, and a series of events comprising a rising action, climax and denouement.
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There must be a dozen films now based on Philip K. Dick novels or stories, far more than any other published science fiction writer. He's sort of become the go-to guy for weird science fiction notions.
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Kafka's inevitable tropism for the allegorical puts him in marked opposition to the realism that dominated the literary world of the first half of the 20th century.
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I don't know if this is a stumbling block, but I had a real setback when I won a Nebula Award for the first story I ever had nominated for a Nebula in 1982. And you might think that was a good thing - and it was a wonderful thing, I don't regret it a bit. But I was sort of discombobulated by it.
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Trying simply provides an excuse for not doing.
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Use volleyball quotes to motivate your teammates to play hard.
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Too many players are so afraid to do anything that they seldom venture to do anything.
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Never underestimate your players; they can do it with enough game-like practice. Coaches must put more emphasis in practice and in life on making student-athletes aware of what they could or can do, rather than what they couldn't or presently can't do. The focus must be on solutions, not problems; what is wanted, not what is feared.
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Teachers all over the nation are doing the job they are asked to do, but one they are not really prepared to do. To teach volleyball as a physical activity that is also a positive experience. If you care about volleyball, help these teachers have fun and learn more of this great game. Teach the teachers.
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Coaches and players at the start must think their way through problems where a more experienced person would react out of habit and memory. One must not gain this experience, however, without being careful of empty redundancy. Do not fall into the error of the artist who boasts of 20 years of experience at his craft while, in fact, all he has had is one year - 20 times.
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Perform the best you can for when you find that you perform your best, there is still so much more in volleyball to do better, harder, faster, and smarter. It is just like when you go for a long journey. You go as far as you can see, and when you get there, you can see farther.