When state and religion are one, religion becomes a means for the powerful to remain in power. Walter Jon Williams Read Quote
Some of my ideas were shot down by Lucasfilm because they stepped on territory that has been reserved for the movies. I didn’t have a problem with that. Walter Jon Williams Read Quote
Working within the limitations of the shared world generally made the writing easier, because I didn’t have to invent any of the characters or background, which is usually the hardest part. Walter Jon Williams Read Quote
The big battle at the end of DW isn’t drawn from history, but it’s influenced by history, certainly. Walter Jon Williams Read Quote
It’s hard to generalize, because they’re all different. When I started, I decided to take as much advantage as I could of the freedom offered by the SF field. Walter Jon Williams Read Quote
That’s why editors and publishers will never be obsolete: a reader wants someone with taste and authority to point them in the direction of the good stuff, and to keep the awful stuff away from their door. Walter Jon Williams Read Quote
I want a platform that, like a book or a magazine, I can carry into the bath or leave at the beach. Walter Jon Williams Read Quote
I’m in favor of any technology that makes my work available to the reading public at a reasonable price. Walter Jon Williams Read Quote