Fiction

“Writing a novel is a socially approved way of sitting in a corner and fantasizing.”

“My process is thinking, thinking and thinking -- thinking about my stories for a long time.”

“Man is, in his actions and practice, as well as in his fictions, essentially a story-telling animal.”

“What future do I want to live in: ‘Star Trek’ or ‘Blade Runner’?”

“When I’m writing novels, reality and unreality just naturally get mixed together.”

“When you're writing a story, it often feels less like you're doing architecture and more like you're doing excavation—we're just unearthing it.”

“I had little time to stop, make deep friendships. I could indulge a leaning toward speculation and fantasy.”