I had learned so much about the world that I had decided to withdraw from it.

I had learned so much about the world that I had decided to withdraw from it.

Imbuing fiction with a life that extends beyond the last word is in some ways the goal: the ending that goes beyond the ending in the reader's mind, so invested are they in the story.

I don't believe that climate-change fiction will change the mind of a denier because most of the deniers I've met are basically in a cult situation. It's a faith issue. It's not a rational issue. There's no fact that's going to change their mind. They simply believe in the cult of climate-change denial and it somehow feeds into the rest of the mythos of their own life story.

There's also a lot of gritty Americana type of bands. I actually have a lot of Britpop on my iPod, too.

You could know the what of something forever and never discover the why.

Silence creates it's own violence.