Until I was 42, I could fit everything that I owned into two suitcases. Richard Powers fitownsuitcase Change image and share on social
Only white men have the luxury of ignoring race. Richard Powers ignoreluxuryman Change image and share on social
We don't consider the roles that we're taking in making the world the way it is. Richard Powers makeroletake Change image and share on social
Out of grad school, I worked as a tech writer for a while before going into computer coding for a living. Richard Powers codecomputergrad Change image and share on social
Science is not about control. It is about cultivating a perpetual condition of wonder in the face of something that forever grows one step richer and subtler than our latest theory about it. It is about reverence, not mastery. Richard Powers conditioncontrolcultivate share on social
I keep a quotes journal - of every sentence that I've wanted to remember from my reading of the past 30 years. Richard Powers havejournalpast Change image and share on social
Type a few lines of code, you create an organism. Richard Powers codecreateline Change image and share on social
In 25 years of writing novels, I've never had anything that felt like writer's block. Richard Powers blockfelthave Change image and share on social
This idea that a book can either be about character and feeling, or about politics and idea, is just a false binary. Ideas are an expression of the feelings and the intense emotions we hold about the world. Richard Powers binarybookcharacter share on social
We will live with racism for ever. But senses of self, senses of belonging, senses of us and of others? Those are up for grabs. Richard Powers belonggrablive Change image and share on social
