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True. it’s a hard game to win Also, many people ask me how to use the secret debugging commands, apparently under the impression that I’ll tell them.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":45,"quote_text":46,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":47,"source":48,"quote_tag":49,"commentary":9},3056644,"The time has mainly gone on getting Inform into a decent shape for public use. I suppose the plot of ‘Curses’ makes a sequel conceivable when compared with, say, the plot of ‘Hamlet’ but none is planned.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":51,"quote_text":52,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":53,"source":54,"quote_tag":55,"commentary":9},3056632,"I’m rather pleased with the new manuals. I see Inform now as a gauche young adult, having got past the stage of growing out of his shoes every few months.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":57,"quote_text":58,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":59,"source":60,"quote_tag":61,"commentary":9},3056614,"This means keeping many trails open at once, inevitably requiring a fairly ‘parallel’ plot. This plot should be discovered rather than announced, so show, don’t tell.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":63,"quote_text":64,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":65,"source":66,"quote_tag":67,"commentary":9},3056598,"For a fortnight nobody at all emailed me, or posted a follow-up. Doesn’t anyone care, I thought? It turned out my newsreader was broken, and hadn’t posted at all.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":69,"quote_text":70,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":71,"source":72,"quote_tag":73,"commentary":9},3056594,"At the end of April I archived ‘Curses’ and Inform, and announced them on the newsgroups.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":75,"quote_text":76,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":77,"source":78,"quote_tag":79,"commentary":80},3056588,"I don’t really believe in ‘directions’ in art; the rope twists as you follow it, that’s all.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\n\nGraham Nelson, a British poet and critic, is likely the author of this quote. The era in which he lived (1950s-2000s) was marked by significant changes in the art world, with movements like Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism challenging traditional notions of creativity. Nelson's statement reflects his own experiences as an artist navigating these shifts.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\n\nOn the surface, this quote appears to be a poetic expression of artistic freedom, but it belies a more complex truth: that direction is not only subjective but also inherently malleable. The \"rope\" metaphor suggests that even our most deliberate choices are susceptible to being twisted by external or internal forces.\n\n**How to Use This**\n\nWhen faced with uncertainty in your creative work or professional endeavors, Nelson's words suggest embracing a fluid approach to planning and direction. Instead of clinging to rigid goals or strategies, adopt a mindset that welcomes the twists and turns that arise as you follow your path, allowing yourself to adapt and evolve alongside them.",{"currentPage":82,"totalPages":83,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":15},1,4]