I found some time ago that I have to be careful, while working on a novel, what I read. — John Sladek
I have a kind of standard explanation why, which goes like this: science fiction is one way — John Sladek
I started writing, or rather, thinking, stories as a child, and at that time the reason was very clear. — John Sladek
In most conventional novels, God is not allowed to be nuts. Nor are nuts allowed to be God. — John Sladek
I think these days an sf connection would be a boost to other books; I’m sure more people — John Sladek
Anything can happen in sf. And the fact that nothing ever does happen in sf is only due to the — John Sladek
See, I have no journalism in my background, so I wasn’t practised at research or writing non-fiction — John Sladek
This is mainly because I spend a lot of time writing and so don’t have much time to read — John Sladek
The future, according to some scientists, will be exactly like the past, only far more expensive. — John Sladek
