There are readers who want every point to be clearly and unambiguously set forth, and there are those who want to pry ideas and meanings out for themselves.

Creating the fictional background for a game world isn't significantly different from creating a background for fiction.

There are people who believe in an absolutely transparent prose; with every respect for clarity of expression, I don't.

There are readers who want every point to be clearly and unambiguously set forth, and there are those who want to pry ideas and meanings out for themselves.

I'm very happy that the New York Times has spoken well of my stuff; who wouldn't be? But it's not a choice I made.

The language fictional characters use is chosen for effect, at least if the author is concentrating.

Sometimes the reader will decide something else than the author's intent; this is certainly true of attempts to empirically decipher reality.