When I'm writing a book, generally I start with the mood and setting, along with a couple of specific imagesthings that have… — China Mieville Copy Share Image
“My father didn’t look at me. He dropped more stones upon a random-looking cairn. The townspeople were slow to get out of… — China Miéville Parenting Copy Share Image
“The revolutionaries want a new country in a new world, one they cannot see but believe they can build. And they believe… — China Miéville October Copy Share Image
“I hoped the hunter would come. I imagined him pushing through the thickets in the foothills. I've thought of him like that… — China Miéville Civil servants Copy Share Image
Art is something you choose to make... it's a bringing together of... of everything around you into something that makes you more… — China Mieville Art Copy Share Image
I'll never be a minimalist. The fact that the prose is more tightly controlled doesn't for a minute mean that it's minimalist.… — China Mieville Copy Share Image
“On the hill we used a different, vaguer calendar than the one I’ve since learned. The seasons ours described—summer, dimming, and winter—were… — China Miéville Season Copy Share Image
“ I do not dream , der Grimnebulin. I am a calculating machine that has calculated how to think. I do not… — China Miéville Computers Copy Share Image
“[…] detective novels are not novels of detection, still less of revelation, still less of solution. Those are all necessary, but not… — China Miéville Books Copy Share Image
For every action, there's an infinity of outcomes. Countless trillions are possible, many milliards are likely, millions might be considered probable, several… — China Mieville Action Copy Share Image
“The reading rooms were large and quiet. Their windows were filmed in dust and desiccated insects, and seemed to age the light… — China Miéville Books Copy Share Image
“I know your job's to channel the bleeding divine, and when have I ever stood in your way? Aren't I the bloke… — China Miéville Copy Share Image
“If I program ’ware with an Anglo-Ubiq word and play it, you understand it,” Scile said. “If I do the same with… — China Miéville Language Copy Share Image
While yes we can both agree the sudden recovery of this footage smells not a little, and that we appear to be… — China Mieville Copy Share Image
“But the powerful and respected party right, particularly Stalin, went so far in the direction of moderation as to support a merger… — China Miéville October revolution Copy Share Image
“Isaac liked the idea of an inter-aspectual entity so enamored with knowledge that it just roamed from realm to realm in a… — China Miéville Enamored Copy Share Image
“His manager taught him that words change with time, by single letters or more, sometimes their whole roots switching—a “y” to an… — China Miéville Language Copy Share Image
![“[…] detective novels are not novels of detection, still less of revelation, still less of solution. Those are all necessary, but not only are they insufficient, but they are in certain ways regrettable. These are novels of potentiality. Quantum narratives. Their power isn’t in their final acts…” quote by China Miéville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/377/china-mi-ville-1303_books_detective-novels-are-not-novels-of-detec_417611.jpg)
