The Village Is Coming Back, Like It

All This Talk Of Using Tax Policy To 'assess Social Costs'...what A Dumb Idea. The Only Way To Stop Polluters Is To Put Them Against Walls And Shoot Them.

I Like To Be Surprised. Fresh Implications And Plot Twists Erupt As A Story Unfolds. Characters Develop Backgrounds, Adding Depth And Feeling. Writing Feels Like Exploring

History And Geology Show What An Eyeblink It's Been Since Our Current, Comfortable Culture Came About. And Yet That Culture Is Using Up Absolutely Everything At A Ferocious Rate.

One Of The Rules I Try To Follow Is That Normal People Are Going To Be Involved Even In Heroic Events

When I Begin A Book, I Inevitably Discover Many Things Along The Way, About The Characters, Their Past Histories And The Political Intrigues That Surround Them. This Discovery Process Is Vital, And I Would Not Prejudice It By Deciding Too Much In Advance