Dead Air' is full of rants; it's a rant-based book. Yes, it's self-indulgence. I plead guilty; mea culpa.
Iain BanksI'm saying with very few exceptions nothing lasts forever, and among those exceptions, no work or thought of man is numbered.
Iain BanksAs long as a film stays unmade, the book is entirely yours, it belongs to the writer. As soon as you make it into a film, suddenly more people see it than have ever read the book.
Iain BanksThe trouble with writing fiction is that it has to make sense, whereas real life doesn't.
Iain Banks