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I Remember Vividly What It's Like To Read As A 10-year-old - That Passionate Inhabiting Of A Book.

I Do, However, Feel Reasonably Strongly The Sense That The Job Of A Piece Of Argumentative Scholarly Non-fiction Is Not The Same As The Job Of A Piece Of Fiction.

A Lot Of Geeks Are Pale, Bespectacled, Wear Dark Clothing And Don't Get Out Much - The Stereotype Exists Because It Is Very Often True. I Could Pass For A Non-geek But It Would Be Inaccurate.

My Dad Hates Umbrellas, Said Deeba, Swinging Her Own. When It Rains He Always Says The Same Thing. 'i Do Not Believe The Presence Of Moisture In The Air Is Sufficient Reason To Overturn Society's Usual Sensible Taboo Against Wielding Spiked Clubs At Eye Level.

What I Always Try To Do In All My Books Is To Make The Stories Such That If You Don't Agree With Me Politically Or You're Not Interested In The Thematics, The Story Will Still Keep You Turning The Pages.