It took me eight books to finally be at a point in my career where I could come out with a book and say, 'This is meant to be a funny book,' and we didn't have to make any bones about it.

Reddit is not a public utility or a public square; it's a privately owned space on the Internet.

I do think people of good will can have different opinions but still be coming not from a place of malice.

There's always been a little bit of tension between the writers of science fiction literature and then science-fiction televised shows or movies, partly because they have a different dynamic.

Just because my song was being played on the radio didn't mean I had a load of money. You don't get royalties overnight.

There is all of this protesting against corporate power, but in reality, corporations have to persuade you - they could have a ton of money, but actually only government can use force.

The public in many countries is understandably concerned by the commitment of substantial government resources to aid the financial industry when other industries receive little or no assistance. This disparate treatment, unappealing as it is, appears unavoidable.

After you're older, two things are possibly more important than any others: health and money.