Somehow I think that if Toronto had been forced to wait a decade [from 80th], it would be a better looking city.
William GibsonI do not think an enormous permanent underclass is a very good thing to have if you're attempting to operate something that at least pretends sometimes to be a democracy.
William GibsonTo some extent I'm guilty of wishful thinking. The absence of the interstitial I find unbearable.
William GibsonI've gone to big stadium rock concerts at some artist's invitation, and there's this invariable, fascinating and rather sad situation of concentric circles of availability. There are Green Rooms within Green Rooms literally within Green Rooms. There are seven or eight degrees of exclusivity, and within each circle of exclusivity, everyone is so happy to be there, and they don't know that the next level exists.
William Gibson