The future of narrative? Built in, part of the human template. Not going away.

The short answer to 'Why do you write' is - I suppose I write for some of the same reasons I read: to live a double life; to go places I haven't been; to examine life on earth; to come to know people in ways, and at depths, that are otherwise impossible; to be surprised.

I’m not sure which is worse: intense feeling, or the absence of it.

a handful of crumpled stars

Those walls and bars are there for a reason,” said Crake. “Not to keep us out, but to keep them in. Mankind needs barriers in both cases.” “Them?” “Nature and God.” “I thought you didn’t believe in God,” said Jimmy. “I don’t believe in Nature either,” said Crake. “Or not with a capital N.

There is so much going on all over the world that it's impossible for one person to keep up. And I can't.

If you disagree with your government, that's political. If you disagree with your government that is approaching theocracy, then you're evil.