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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."
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"If I were to write Web now, it would be a much, much darker book."
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"Creating the fictional background for a game world isn't significantly different from creating a background for fiction."
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"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."
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"The ideal, it seems to me, is to show things happening and allow the reader to decide what they mean."
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"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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"The language fictional characters use is chosen for effect, at least if the author is concentrating."
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"Sometimes the reader will decide something else than the author's intent; this is certainly true of attempts to empirically decipher reality."
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"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
"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."
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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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