34 Quotes by John M. Ford

There are people who believe in an absolutely transparent prose; with every respect for clarity of expression, I don’t.

Sometimes the reader will decide something else than the author’s intent; this is certainly true of attempts to empirically decipher reality.

Someday we will be only spirit, and all one; but here on earth we’re made of earth, and sometimes flesh must touch.

Askade took the battertoast, looked at it blearily. “I can’t rewire it into a death ray without some extra parts,” he said, and took a bite. “Hm. Tastes okay. What’s the problem?

There was not enough pain in Akhil’s body to pay for all of this.

I don’t think anyone wants a reader to be completely lost – certainly not to the point of giving up – but there’s something to be said for a book that isn’t instantly disposable, that rewards a second reading.

We're not lost. We're locationally challenged.