John M. Ford Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Creating the fictional background for a game world isn't significantly different from creating a background for fiction.”

“There are readers who want every point to be clearly and unambiguously set forth, and there are those who want to pry ideas and meanings out for themselves.”