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"If I were to write Web now, it would be a much, much darker book."

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"The Bermuda Triangle got tired of warm weather. It moved to Alaska. Now Santa Claus is missing."

Steven Wright, American Comedian

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"Roused by the lash of his own stubborn tail our lion now will foreign foes assail."

John Dryden, English Poet

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"For years I wanted to be older, and now I am."

Margaret Atwood, Canadian Novelist

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"The month of January, we were number one. Now, this is something we're proud of, because we recognize we're up against a formidable operation there at CNN."

Brit Hume, American Journalist

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"In all affairs it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted."

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"Better times perhaps await us who are now wretched."

Virgil, Roman Poet

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"Do not postpone your problems, solve them now! Because tomorrow you might be weaker than today and there might arise additional problems! Unsheathe your sword now; forget tomorrow, time is now!"

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"If you have tears, prepare to shed them now."

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"Now, finally has the elevator arrived. The stairs was about to become a personal inferno."

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"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."

Reading, Giving

"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."

Friendship, People, Friends

"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."

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"If I were to write Web now, it would be a much, much darker book."

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"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."

Writing, Ambiguity, Events

"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."

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"There are people who believe in an absolutely transparent prose; with every respect for clarity of expression, I don't."

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"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."

Writing, Evolution, Now, Universe

"The language fictional characters use is chosen for effect, at least if the author is concentrating."

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"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."

Future, Opera, Space