No one inspired me to write, but writer Harlan Ellison terrified me into getting published.
Dan SimmonsLaws had a bad habit of being ignored or abrogated when societal push came to totalitarian shove.
Dan SimmonsI think all the simple things can and do still work - holding your child's hand while walking across the street will do it. But we can hardly hear it for all the noise which has turned love into a cliche, and most people can't even hear John Lennon's "All You Need Is Love" anymore without wincing.
Dan Simmons