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Humans Have Changed Little Over Time. We Think We've Invented The Modern World But They Were Making Better Speeches 2,000 Years Ago And Grappling With Issues Of Empire And Terrorism.

My Greatest Regret As A Writer Is That I've Never Been Able To Include As Many Jokes As I'd Like.

First Comes An Idea. Then, Characters Begin To Evolve Out Of The Landscape Of That Idea. And Then, Finally, Characters Dominate: Plot Is Simply A Function Of What These People Might Do Or Be. Everything Has To Flow From Their Personalities; Otherwise It Will Not Be Emotionally Engaging, Or Plausible.

I've Always Just Wanted To Earn My Living By Writing. The Best Thing Is To Go Into My Study In The Morning And Stay There And Put Words Together.

Tape Is The Archiving Champ And Has Been For Decades. Reliable, Less Expensive Than Disks And Available In Large-scale Robotic Systems That Store Petabytes.