Half the fun of writing a novel is finding out from other people later on what you actually meant.
Iain BanksIt gripped her hand gently. 'Regret is for humans,' it said. She laughed. 'Really?' The machine shrugged and let go of her hand. 'Oh, no. It's just something we tell ourselves.
Iain BanksYou need to read more science fiction. Nobody who reads science fiction comes out with this crap about the end of history
Iain BanksYou get so caught up in what you're writing - action sequences tend to do that more than anything else because you're living it, and feeling for your characters.
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