"It was striking how many of those who responded to the news spoke of having encountered him in person, often after a reading or public interview. A significant number recalled sharing not just a conversation but also a drink with him: he was an author whose readers felt in close touch with him." (tags: deathsf )
"There is no such thing as a perfect novel. You can have a perfect poem, so it is worth putting in the effort to try and get a poem to the right degree of perfection, but you will never achieve that with a novel, and too much editing en route means you will never finish." (tags: deathsf )
"If you’ve never read any of his books, read one of his books. Then read another. Even the bad ones were good, and the good ones were astonishing." (tags: deathsf )
