Nothing that lived and breathed was truly objectiveโeven in a vacuum, even if all that possessed the brain was a self-immolating desire for the truth.
Jeff VanderMeerThat's how the madness of the world tries to colonize you: from the outside in, forcing you to live in its reality.
Jeff VanderMeerMy mother is an artist, and I have a strong visual sense. I almost always choose the cover art for my books. I've learned that the more I collaborate, like by having someone do a soundtrack to one of my books, the more I see my own work differently.
Jeff VanderMeerA lot of the creature comforts and the things we take for granted, are not sustainable, especially at current population levels. And so, it's not just simply a matter of changing over to solar. It's a matter of changing our philosophies. Of learning to live, more or less, mid- or post-apocalyptic, whatever apocalyptic means.
Jeff VanderMeer