405 Quotes by Jeff VanderMeer

There simply aren't enough constitutional safeguards in place to protect against a rogue president.

I used to work for a succession of software editing companies that would have contracts with state and federal agencies. And I would be the documenter of meetings, sometimes doing limited business analysis. I began to become quite cynical about how the world works. It works on ineptitude and inefficiency and a kind of passiveness.

There are a lot of human-created systems that we like to tout as being logical that are actually riddled with illogic. And then, on the other hand, we have all these natural systems that are not conscious, but they are logical, and they work really well.

I'm a huge fan of science fiction, horror, and fantasy films.

I like North Florida because it's much wilder than the rest of the state.

South Florida, Central Florida, and North Florida could never be mistaken for each other. Each has its quirks and attractions.

There are some beautiful creatures in the ocean that seem very alien at the same time.

Vladimir Nabokov liked to examine cruelty and the human condition. That didn't mean he was cruel; there's no evidence he kicked puppies just for the fun of it. Similarly, 'Black Mirror' likes to examine possible dystopias, but that doesn't mean the show is cynical enough to endorse them.

I'm fairly skeptical of movements, organizations, and institutions in general.