2312 Kim Quotes & Sayings

Probably careful plotting reflects my personality. I am meticulous by nature. I can't imagine speed-writing anything that happens to pop into my head. — William Landay

I just imagine all the other runners are big spiders, and then I get super scared, — Usain Bolt

I didn't actually get along with my dad when I was growing up, so by the time I was in my 20s, I didn't think I was going to be a writer. — Brian Herbert

Humans were still not only the cheapest robots around, but also, for many tasks, the only robots that could do the job. They were self-reproducing robots too. They showed up and worked generation after generation; give them 3000 calories a day and a few amenities, a little time off, and a strong jolt of fear, and you could work them at almost anything. Give them some ameliorative drugs and you had a working class, reified and coglike. — Kim Stanley Robinson

I don't even take myself seriously, so how could I possibly take Hollywood seriously? — Brittany Murphy

That's what no one tells you. It's harder to be the one left behind. — Kami Garcia

In terms of fiction, there are a number of writers who are thinking about the future of the environment whose work complements mine. Kim Stanley Robinson's novel 2312 is a great example, as is Tobias Buckell's novel Arctic Rising. — Annalee Newitz

The Whorl, whose inhabitants keep watch for an outsider — Kim Stanley Robinson