Top 74 Quotes & Sayings by John Scalzi - Page 2

In other words, crew deaths are a feature, not a bug," Cassaway said, dryly.

Star Wars is not entertainment. Star Wars is George Lucas masturbating to a picture of Joseph Campbell and conning billions of people into watching the money shot.

GamerGate is about harassing, threatening and silencing women. Started that way, has been that way all along. Dont pretend otherwise.

I thought I saw him once, but it turned out to be a yeti

Here's a quick rule of thumb: Don't annoy science fiction writers. These are people who destroy entire planets before lunch. Think of what they'll do to you.

Being poor is people wondering why you didn't leave.

I did two things on my seventy-fifth birthday. I visited my wife's grave. Then I joined the army.

Ultimately the first, best step in getting your work noticed is to write good work. If people don't engage in your writing, no amount of serialization or free downloads is going to matter. You have to write something worth reading, and often it takes time to get at that level.

My marriage had its ups and downs like anyone's, but when it came down to it, I knew it was solid. I miss that sort of security, and that sort of connection with someone.

I both love and am terrified by Greg Van Eekhout's vision of Los Angeles. I already want to go back.

When you lose someone you love, you die too, and you wait around for your body to catch up.

When it came time to make the audiobook, Audible did an ingenious thing: they asked both Wil Wheaton and Amber Benson to record entire versions of the book. As the author, I'm impressed with Audible's commitment to my narrative -- and I'm geeking out that both Wil and Amber are reading my book. This is fantastic.

Fear is a scavenger who feeds on the future; on what may be and what is possible, extending down the line of our lives.

I grew up in southern California in the 80s. Yes, I am a walking cliche.