The novel's not the best form for disposing ideas, though that's one thing it can do. It likely is the best form, though, for conveying the experience of us each being alone, trapped in our skulls with only these bodies… — Michael Helm Copy Share Image
I seem always to have two or three novels going at once. It takes me a long time to finish one. — Michael Helm Copy Share Image
The novel's not the best form for disposing ideas, though that's one thing it can do. It likely is the best form, though, for… — Michael Helm Copy Share Image
We can't write a serious novel in the 21st century without acknowledging the inescapable self-awareness we're stuck with. The idea we're surrounded by falsehoods… — Michael Helm Copy Share Image
Many of the concepts we once thought belonged to speculation or science fiction are now part of our understood reality. — Michael Helm Copy Share Image
I just write what I want to read, and sometimes keeping it interesting means adding one more element that ends up adding another year… — Michael Helm Copy Share Image
We're getting used to reality and fantasy passing into each other. Much of the border between them has been erased. — Michael Helm Copy Share Image
Paranoia can be a sign of a sanity in some circumstances, in some places and times. — Michael Helm Copy Share Image
Trauma, and certain important experiences, can imprint on us at a genetic level. — Michael Helm Copy Share Image