Scott Westerfeld

Luckily for writers - and unluckily for history - every scientific idea creates human conflict.

When the term 'machine gun' enters common parlance, the word 'machine' becomes much more sinister.

I think any List of Best X creates arguments and people saying 'You listed that rubbish?' That's what lists like this are for.

I'd date someone younger or older; age doesn't matter to me. Or looks, really - it's all about maturity.

Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle.

People say, 'Where do you live?' and I say that theoretically, I live in London, but basically that's just where I go to change my suitcase. Otherwise, I'm always flying somewhere.