John Scalzi

“People don’t mind having the mystical aspect of a church being poorly defined as long as you make the rules of the…

— John Scalzi

As a reader, I have a very short attention span and a low tolerance for boredom, and I find that comes in…

— John Scalzi

“My characters were...rebelling against something...My own bad writing. I wouldn't do for my characters what they needed for me to do -…

— John Scalzi

“This isn’t going to end well,” Marce said to his sister. “Does it ever?” she asked, banking toward the Warta, the wide…

— John Scalzi

When I'm writing a novel or doing other serious writing work, I do it on a schedule that dictates writing either 2,000…

— John Scalzi

“For as much as I hate the cemetery, IŌĆÖve been grateful itŌĆÖs here, too. I miss my wife. ItŌĆÖs easier to miss…

— John Scalzi

I'm perfectly fine with the fact that lots of young folks are wanting to watch anime and read manga. I'm perfectly happy…

— John Scalzi

What we need to do, as writers, is find out where our market is and adapt to it. I'm not saying that…

— John Scalzi

“You do what you have to do to give people closure; it makes them feel better and it doesn’t cost you much…

— John Scalzi

“Okay, that's intensely interesting," Duvall said. "So you're a priest of the Forshan religion? Which schism?" "The leftward schism, and no, not…

— John Scalzi

“Yes, Hart, I went commando to a diplomatic function,” Harry said, and then motioned to his body. “And now, as you can…

— John Scalzi

“I'm more interested in becoming a commercial writer, and unfortunately, commentary on my writing from a bunch of other unpublished writers is…

— John Scalzi

“Jesus," Kerensky said, looking around. "You people. I have one of the most incredible experiences I'll ever have, talking with the one…

— John Scalzi

“Enzo showed a flair for words early and wrote his first story when he was seven, entitled "The horrible sock that smelled…

— John Scalzi

“What if I told you that that which makes you fundamentally human is something that you share with another people, a people…

— John Scalzi

“Filled with existential ennui about your place in the universe? Get over yourself. Yes, you're an inconsequential worm in the grand scope…

— John Scalzi

The way that I write novels in particular is I don't usually outline; I just write. Part of the fun is discovering…

— John Scalzi

Here's a quick rule of thumb: Don't annoy science fiction writers. These are people who destroy entire planets before lunch. Think of…

— John Scalzi

“I had been getting sidetracked by the idea that an entire fearsome race of aliens had given themselves goofy names because of…

— John Scalzi

“High-risk, high-reward situations where the path to success isn’t laid out but has to be cut by machetes through a jungle filled…

— John Scalzi

“Q’eeng had just attempted in the third dialect the traditional rightward schism greeting of “I offer you the bread of life,” but…

— John Scalzi

Many of the writers who have inspired me most are outside the genre: Humorists like Robert Benchley and James Thurber, screenwriters like…

— John Scalzi

You do what you have to do to give people closure; it makes them feel better and it doesn't cost you much…

— John Scalzi

“This was a person who operated best and most efficiently when she was truly and genuinely pissed off; wishing for her to…

— John Scalzi

By the time I'm 75 and I have a new hip, and my eyes are laser cleaned of cataracts, I wont think…

— John Scalzi

“After another few days, I noticed I became annoyed whenever I would actually have to ask Asshole for something. How quickly the…

— John Scalzi

There's a difference between the fact that the universe is inherently unfair on a cosmic level, and the fact that life is…

— John Scalzi