Scars are not injuries, Tanner Sack. A scar is a healing. After injury, a scar is what makes you whole.
China MievilleWhen I'm writing a book, generally I start with the mood and setting, along with a couple of specific imagesยthings that have come into my head, totally abstracted from any narrative, that I've fixated on. After that, I construct a world, or an area, into which that general setting, that atmosphere, and the specific images I've focused on can fit.
China MievilleIs it more childish and foolish to insist that there is a conspiracy or that there is not?
China MievilleI always felt sorry for the sidekick as a kid. They never got their due and it left a very bad taste in the mouth - they are defined by a subordinate relationship to someone else. I always felt like a bit of sidekick when I was a kid and it didn't feel fair.
China Mieville