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• John Sladek:

  I found some time ago that I have to be careful, while working on a novel, what I read.

• John Sladek:

  I have a kind of standard explanation why, which goes like this: Science fiction is one way of maki

• John Sladek:

  I started writing, or rather, thinking, stories as a child, and at that time the reason was very cl

• John Sladek:

  I usually like whatever I've recently finished best.

• John Sladek:

  In most conventional novels, God is not allowed to be nuts. Nor are nuts allowed to be God.

• John Sladek:

  Most publishers seem very reluctant to publish short story collections at all; they bring them out

• John Sladek:

  SF has at least the advantage of not depending on preconceptions.

• John Sladek:

  Whatever I'm reading at the moment seems to influence whatever I'm writing.

• John Sladek:

  I think these days an SF connection would be a boost to other books; I'm sure more people have read

• John Sladek:

  The problem and privilege we all have is being alive in this century and able to read this language