english doesn't borrow from other languages. english follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar. — James Nicoll Copy Share Image
"Gun-wielding recluse gunned down by local police" isn't the epitaph I want. I am hoping for "Witnesses reported the sound up to two hundred… — James Nicoll Copy Share Image
About First Landing by Robert Zubrin: Someday I'd like to read a story about competent people on Mars. — James Nicoll Copy Share Image
My grandfather for example only died twice, once during the war and once in the 1980s. — James Nicoll Copy Share Image
Until recently baby production was largely dependent on slave labour; as soon as women are allowed to answer the question "Would you like to… — James Nicoll Copy Share Image
This is the sort of book that justifies fatwahs. If WWIII occurred right now, we could die happy knowing Baxter would never write again.… — James Nicoll Copy Share Image
Deadly nightshade is the only plant I have ever been able to get to grow for me. — James Nicoll Copy Share Image
About Antrax by Terry Brooks: I wonder if he's planning a book called SRS? Or F'lu? — James Nicoll Copy Share Image
I can't help but notice that everytime I fly somewhere, other people's planes fall out of the sky. — James Nicoll Copy Share Image
Whenever I find my will to live becoming too strong, I read Peter Watts — James Nicoll Copy Share Image
