So much of literary sci-fi is about creating worlds that are rich and detailed and make sense at a social level. We'll create a world for people and then later present a narrative in that world.
They're pissing on us and not even giving us the courtesy of calling it rain. (Dr. Grace Augustine)
There is a hugely underserved population out there... those who are the least capable of paying pay the highest.
I love short trips to New York; to me it is the finest three-day town on earth.
I feed on other people's creativity, photographers, artists of every kind. Sometimes a feeling that you get listening to a song can be so powerful. I've wanted to write whole scripts around what I felt just listening to a piece of music. I think music is important, and surrounding your visual field with stimulating things.
If you set your goals ridiculously high and it's a failure, you will fail above everyone else's success.