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" The role of fiction is supposed to be divorced from the role of reality. "

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" There was a time when nails were high-tech. There was a time when people had to be told how to use a telephone. Technology is just a tool. People use tools to improve their lives. "

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" I think about the characters I've created, and then I sit down and start typing and see what they will do. There's a lot of subconscious thought that goes on. It amazes me to find out, a few chapters later, why I put someone in a certain place when I did. "

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" What do I know about sex? I'm a married man. "

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" The only person who has artistic control is the director, and 'director' is how you spell God in Hollywood. "

" There are two kinds of people: the ones who need to be told, and the ones who figure it out all by themselves. "

" The control of information is something the elite always does, particularly in a despotic form of government. Information, knowledge, is power. If you can control information, you can control people. "

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" Never ask what sort of computer a guy drives. If he's a Mac user, he'll tell you. If not, why embarrass him? "

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" Books and movies are different art forms with different rules. And because of that, they never translate exactly. "

" Whenever somebody comes up with a good idea, there's somebody else who has never had a good idea in his life who stands up and says, Oh, you can't do that. "

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" America is the most inventive country in the world because everybody has access to information. "

" I was one of the first generations to watch television. TV exposes people to news, to information, to knowledge, to entertainment. How is it bad? "

" When I was doing 'Executive Orders,' I talked about Ebola to people who know about infectious diseases and their use as weapons of war, and guys told me that these weapons are more psychological than physical. "

" Life is about learning; when you stop learning, you die. "

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