John M. Ford Quotes

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.