Anne McCaffrey

thumb|Exchange information, learn to speak sensibly about any subject, learn to express your thoughts, accept new ones, examine them, analyze. Think objectively. Think toward the future. Anne Inez McCaffrey (1 April 1926 – 21 November 2011) was an American-Irish writer most famous for her Dragonriders of Pern science fiction series. She was the first woman to win a Hugo Award for fiction (Best Novella, "Weyr Search", 1968) and the first to win a Nebula Award (Best Novella, "Dragonrider", 1969). Quotes thumb|When bad fortune occurs, the unresourceful, unimaginative man looks about him to attach the blame to someone else; the resolute accepts misfortune and endeavors to survive, mature, and improve because of it. Who wills, Can. Who tries, Does. Who loves, Lives. "Dragonrider", published in Analog (January 1968), p. 148; also in Dragonsong, (1976) Ch. 7, p. 89 Drummer, beat, and piper, blow, Harper, strike, and soldier, go. Free the flame and sear the grasses Till the dawning Red Star passes. "Dragonrider", in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact (January 1968), p. 157 Exchange information, learn to speak sensibly about any subject, learn to express your thoughts, accept new ones, examine them, analyze. Think objectively. Think toward the future. The White Dragon (1978) When bad fortune occurs, the unresourceful, unimaginative man looks about him to attach the blame to someone else; the resolute accepts misfortune and endeavors to survive, mature, and improve because of it. Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern (1983) Mostly I'm telling people that they don't have to be victims. They can be survivors but I don't as a rule put "messages" in my writing. Response to the question "What do you hope to give readers through your work?", in "An Interview With Anne McCaffrey" by Lynne Jamneck, at Writing World (2004) External links "The Worlds of Anne McCaffrey" (official website) 176 Anne McCaffrey Guest of Honour at Eurocon 2007 Remembrances by Peter Morwood Category:Novelists from the United States Category:Fantasy authors Category:Science fiction authors from the United States Category:1926 births Category:2011 deaths Category:People from Boston Category:Hugo Award winners Category:Nebula Award winners