Torture is such a slippery slope; as soon as you allow a society or any legal system to do that, almost instantly you get a situation where people are being tortured for very trivial reasons. Iain Banks instantlylegalpeople Change image and share on social
I'm an only child so am happy with my own company and I don't really get lonely. Iain Banks childcompanyhappy Change image and share on social
I think a lot of people are frightened of technology and frightened of change, and the way to deal with something you're frightened of is to make fun of it. That's why science fiction fans are dismissed as geeks and nerds. Iain Banks changedealdismiss share on social
My point has always been that, ever since the Industrial Revolution, science fiction has been the most important genre there is. Iain Banks fictiongenreimportant Change image and share on social
Even in my side of the world, I've been in publishing for what, 25 or 26 years, and it's gone from being a gentlemen's club to being a few big players, and it's very corporatised. Iain Banks bigclubcorporatised Change image and share on social
I don't really do themes. I might accidentally, but themes are an emergent phenomena of the writing of the book, of just trying to get a story out there. Iain Banks accidentallybookemergent Change image and share on social
Most mainstream male fiction is littered with heroines, and female characters are basically so great, you want to fall in love with them. Iain Banks basicallycharacterfall Change image and share on social
As long as a film stays unmade, the book is entirely yours, it belongs to the writer. As soon as you make it into a film, suddenly more people see it than have ever read the book. Iain Banks belongbookfilm Change image and share on social
By the usual reckoning, the worst books make the best films. Iain Banks badbookfilm Change image and share on social
I remember being shocked when I discovered some of my school pals didn't have books in their homes. I thought it was like not having oxygen, or hot water. Iain Banks bookdiscoverhome Change image and share on social
