No one ever got into science fiction for the sex or prestige. They got into it because they love it.
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 MievillePEOPLE HAVE WANTED TO narrate since first we banged rocks together & wondered about fire. Thereโll be tellings as long as there are any of us here, until the stars disappear one by one like turned-out lights.
China Mieville