I don't much live my life as if I was living in a Raymond Chandler novel, which is probably a good thing.
William GibsonI started writing short fiction very briefly, as I imagine is the case for some novelists.
William GibsonI can't imagine writing a book without some strong female characters, unless that was a demand of the setting. I actually tend to suspect that in real life, there have always been very strong female characters, but at certain stages of society, they've been asked to cool it.
William GibsonSomehow I think that if Toronto had been forced to wait a decade [from 80th], it would be a better looking city.
William GibsonI'm very primitive in terms of economics. The kind of new business in which stock gets more valuable because the company grows, but there must be limits to growth. But if publishing is expanding to fill that retail space, it seems like there may be a necessary and unpleasant correction waiting down the road. How many books to people WANT?
William Gibson