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Greg Egan Quotes

Greg Egan Quotes & Quotations
Name:
Greg Egan
Type:
Scientist
Nationality:
Australian
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  • 1
    A story in Asimov's is read by hundreds of thousands of people. Greg-EganGreg Egan
  • 2
    Being rewarded for anything other than the quality of their work is the fastest way to screw-up a writer-and it isn't only new ones who suffer from that. Greg-EganGreg Egan
  • 3
    Diaspora starts about a thousand years from now. Most of human civilisation has moved inside computers; essentially, a major branch of our descendants consists of conscious software. Greg-EganGreg Egan
  • 4
    Even if I have no trouble producing new work for another 40 years, the publishing industry is sure to go through some major upheavals. Greg-EganGreg Egan
  • 5
    Fandom is about fandom, it's a great big social club. Greg-EganGreg Egan
  • 6
    I admire David Lynch so much, and I think he made some bad decisions with Lost Highway. Greg-EganGreg Egan
  • 7
    I hadn't given much thought to the prospect of a Hugo nomination at the time it happened, but obviously once you're nominated, winning one seems a bit less far-fetched than before. Greg-EganGreg Egan
  • 8
    I think new writers everywhere need opportunities to get published. Greg-EganGreg Egan
  • 9
    I'm rarely grabbed by anything the way I was when I was 10 years younger. About the only relatively new artists whose albums I own are Beck, and They Might Be Giants. Greg-EganGreg Egan
  • 10
    I've been taking longer to write stories lately. Greg-EganGreg Egan
  • 11
    I've supported myself by writing since 1992, and I'm probably very nearly unemployable by now because employers are likely to be put off by the long gap. Greg-EganGreg Egan
  • 12
    Widespread caffeine use explains a lot about the twentieth century. Greg-EganGreg Egan