John M. Ford Quotes

We're not lost. We're locationally challenged. - John M. Ford

Well, it's an adventure story, and a Bildungsroman, of course, but there was also the intention to describe a culture that had been seen in rather narrow terms. - John M. Ford

There are readers who want every point to be clearly and unambiguously set forth, and there are those who want to pry ideas and meanings out for themselves. - John M. Ford

There are people who believe in an absolutely transparent prose; with every respect for clarity of expression, I don't. - John M. Ford

The people who don't like it tend to dislike it intensely. That's unfortunate, but not surprising when one deliberately goes against audience expectations. - John M. Ford

The language fictional characters use is chosen for effect, at least if the author is concentrating. - John M. Ford

The ideal, it seems to me, is to show things happening and allow the reader to decide what they mean. - John M. Ford

Sometimes the reader will decide something else than the author's intent; this is certainly true of attempts to empirically decipher reality. - John M. Ford

People tell me they laughed hard enough to wake their spouses, that they've given away numerous copies to friends, and that it's the one Trek book they'll give to people they wouldn't expect to like others. - John M. Ford

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