David Gerrold

What I wish is that people would look beyond the tribbles and see I've written some other books that I really would like people to notice. There's 'The Man Who Folded Himself,' there's 'The Martian Child,' which is about my son and the adoption. There's 'The War Against The Chtorr,' which is my magnum opus, my great epic story.

American Writer

Edmund Morgan

Cotton Mather's publications in his own lifetime amounted to more than 400 titles, and his magnum opus, on which he labored most of his life, remains unpublished: a commentary on every verse of every book of the Bible. Anyone who leaves that kind of record behind issues an irresistible invitation to historians.

American Historian

Dan Brown

I'm fascinated by power, especially veiled power. Shadow power. The National Security Agency. The National Reconnaissance Office. Opus Dei. The idea that everything happens for reasons we're not quite seeing.

American Author

Nicole Krauss

I always wrote little things when I was younger. My first opus was a book of poems put down in a spiral notebook at five or six, handsomely accompanied by crayon illustrations.

Dia Mirza

Theatrical experience will always be the norm in India. In fact, as a producer and as an actor, I always hope that the magnum opus theatrical experience should always continue.

Indian Model

Stewart O'Nan

I like the idea of being a working writer, not of saying that it's going to take me 30 years to write my magnum opus.

American Novelist

Harvey Pekar

I've just been writing stuff down as it comes to me. I haven't thought, 'Let me write some major opus here.

Joe Hisaishi

Since 'Mononoke' has such a dramatic story, I played up the drama, emphasizing the power of a magnum opus.

Japanese Composer

Nigel Pearson

I won't write a book. I haven't got a magnum opus in me.

English Coach

Opus refers to specific compositions, often numbered by the order of creation or publication.

Music Specificity

An opus can represent individual pieces or an entire collection created by a composer.

Composer's Collection

Although opus often connects to music, it's also used for any grand artistic endeavor.

Beyond Music

Opus is sometimes reserved for works with a sense of grandeur or historical significance.

Cultural Weight

Opus can encompass an artist's lifetime achievements, encapsulating their creative journey.

Career Compendium

The complete opus of an artist is often appreciated more after their death, as a full body of work.

Posthumous Recognition

An opus is not just about volume, but the distinctiveness and creativity of the works.

Not Just Quantity

 into something that invites them to look, and look a little longer, and maybe even understand. I learned this firsthand with my next adventure. The artist Matthew Barney, in his film opus called the "The Cremaster Cycle."

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 thousands of people all over the world dress up like the characters, take to the streets, and read the book aloud. And some even make a pilgrimage to Dublin just to visit the places so vividly depicted in Joyce's opus.

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