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Very Quotes by China Mieville
- A lot of geeks are pale, bespectacled, wear dark clothing and don't get out much - the stereotype exists because it is very often true.…
- I think science fiction is very bad at prediction.
- I'm a very friendly socialist.
- In the field of fantastic fiction, the question of world-building is not uncontroversial. But I grew up with 'Dungeons and Dragons,' so that whole world-building…
- Kraken' is a very undisciplined book. That's a gamble. If it doesn't come off, it's disastrous. But there are pleasures, I think, to a meandering…
- I always felt sorry for the sidekick as a kid. They never got their due and it left a very bad taste in the mouth…
- Part of the appeal of the fantastic is taking ridiculous ideas very seriously and pretending they're not absurd.
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- I have a very sharp tongue, I'm very impatient, and it's a lifelong struggle. — Karen Armstrong