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John M. Ford Quotes

John M. Ford quotes

American Writer April 10, 1957 – September 25, 2006

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I long for the simplicity of theatre. I want lessons learned, comeuppances delivered, people sorted out, all before your bladder gets distractingly full. That's what I want. What I know is what we all know, whether we'll admit it or not: every attempt to impose the roundness of a well-made play on reality produces a disaster. Life just isn't so, nor will it be made so. John M. Ford
I don't think anyone wants a reader to be completely lost - certainly not to the point of giving up - but there's something to be said for a book that isn't instantly disposable, that rewards a second reading. John M. Ford
John M. Ford quote: "I'm very happy that the New York Times has spoken well of my..."
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. John M. Ford
People tell me they laughed hard enough to wake their spouses, that they've given away numerous copies to friends, and that it's the one Trek book they'll give to people they wouldn't expect to like others. John M. Ford
Naturally, the reader has access only to the events I show and the way I show them, but as has been said, there's generally a good deal of ambiguity in that presentation. John M. Ford
Then the syncretist Ficino, sitting hunched with Lorenzo standing at his side, put all the ideas together, along with Lorenzo's new song: chariots blazing between the worlds as gods fought rebel gods, the destruction of a city -- a planet? -- by fire, beasts beyond imagining both to terrify and befriend the heroes."It needs a title," Signorina Scala said. Pulci had his mouth open, but Ficino beat him to the pun."It shall be dedicated to Isis and Mars," he said, "and we will call it Stella... John M. Ford
The cynical part of the answer is that I expect to see a good deal more space opera, set far enough in the future as to be disconnected from contemporary issues. John M. Ford
John M. Ford quote: "There are people who believe in an absolutely transparent..."
There are people who believe in an absolutely transparent prose; with every respect for clarity of expression, I don't. John M. Ford
Every book is three books, after all; the one the writer intended, the one the reader expected, and the one that casts its shadow when the first two meet by moonlight. John M. Ford
Askade took the battertoast, looked at it blearily. "I can't rewire it into a death ray without some extra parts," he said, and took a bite. "Hm. Tastes okay. What's the problem? John M. Ford
John M. Ford quote: "If I were to write Web now, it would be a much, much darker book."
If I were to write Web now, it would be a much, much darker book. John M. Ford
Well, it's an adventure story, and a Bildungsroman, of course, but there was also the intention to describe a culture that had been seen in rather narrow terms. John M. Ford
The people who don't like it tend to dislike it intensely. That's unfortunate, but not surprising when one deliberately goes against audience expectations. John M. Ford
John M. Ford quote: "Creating the fictional background for a game world isn't..."
Creating the fictional background for a game world isn't significantly different from creating a background for fiction. John M. Ford
At one point I intended to write precursor and sequel novels, about the establishment of the Web and its next evolution, but I am very unlikely to now; they would take place in a different universe. John M. Ford

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