The 'information novel' shouldn't be a curiosity. It should be absolutely mainstream.
Richard PowersThis idea that a book can either be about character and feeling, or about politics and idea, is just a false binary. Ideas are an expression of the feelings and the intense emotions we hold about the world.
Richard PowersThe desire to live in our imagination is driven by this suspicion that we're disembodied sensibilities cobbled into our bodies. That idea has infused most of human thought since the very beginning.
Richard PowersI used to work for 12 or 14 hours at a time but the digital age has made such happy immersions almost impossible.
Richard Powers