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Australian SF book publishing has undergone a boom recently, and sometimes it's easier for new writers to sell a book to a local publisher first, which then makes a US edition more likely. Greg Egan
Book Sometimes First Local Boom Easier More Writers New Likely Undergone Makes Edition Sell Australian Which Then Us Publisher Publishing Recently
Diaspora starts about a thousand years from now. Most of human civilisation has moved inside computers; essentially, a major branch of our descendants consists of conscious software. Greg Egan
Starts Software Our Consists Thousand Thousand Years Inside About Civilisation Computers Major Most Years Branch Human Essentially Moved Descendants Now Conscious
Fandom is about fandom, it's a great big social club. Greg Egan
Great Big Club About Social
I don't have any structured grand plan; I just intend to keep writing about the things that interest me-some of which change, some of which don't. Greg Egan
Change Writing Some About Structured Intend Any Just Grand Which Interest Plan Keep Things
I hadn't given much thought to the prospect of a Hugo nomination at the time it happened, but obviously once you're nominated, winning one seems a bit less far-fetched than before. Greg Egan
Time You Thought Before Once Bit Seems Given Winning Prospect Nominated Nomination Obviously Than Hugo Happened Much Far-Fetched Less
I think new writers everywhere need opportunities to get published. Greg Egan
Opportunities Think Everywhere Writers New Get Published Need
I'm rarely grabbed by anything the way I was when I was 10 years younger. About the only relatively new artists whose albums I own are Beck, and They Might Be Giants. Greg Egan
Own Relatively Way Giants Rarely About Only New Beck Years Grabbed Artists Anything Might Younger Whose Albums
I've been taking longer to write stories lately. Greg Egan
Lately Write Taking Longer Been Stories
I've supported myself by writing since 1992, and I'm probably very nearly unemployable by now because employers are likely to be put off by the long gap. Greg Egan
Myself Writing Long Put Supported Since Likely Employers Because Off Very Gap Now Nearly
Pop science goes flying off in all kinds of fashionable directions, and it often drags a lot of SF writers with it. I've been led astray like that myself at times. Greg Egan
Myself Science Astray Flying Kinds Directions Writers Like Been Led Lot Off Times Goes Often Pop Fashionable
I always wanted to be the best I could be at whatever I did. I didn't want to be the number one golfer in the world. I just wanted to be as good as I could be. I work hard, I push myself hard, and I probably even expect too much of myself. Greg Norman
Work Best Myself Good Work Hard World Too Much Whatever Too Could Push Always Expect Did Just Want Wanted Golfer Much Hard Even Number
I owe a lot to my parents, especially by mother and my father. Greg Norman
Mother Father Parents Lot Owe
I've really got no complaints about the way I played, just extremely frustrating with the putter and I'm sure there's a lot of other players saying the same thing except the guy who's going to win the golf tournament. Greg Norman
Saying Win Same Thing Other Complaints Way Extremely About Guy Except Tournament Putter Sure Got Lot Same Going Just Golf Frustrating Golf Tournament Really Thing Played Players
Well, I think any national championship is an extremely important championship to play in. Greg Norman
Important National Think Extremely Well National Championship Any Play Championship
I think it's great the opportunity is given to all of us really to come out and play major championships after the real major championships have gone beyond us. Greg Norman
Great Opportunity Gone Think Out Given Major Come Beyond Real After Us Really Play Championships
Obviously it's my second senior event, and I'm tired obviously coming back from the British Open, from surgery, which was priority No. 1, did that successfully, and each week since the British Open I've felt in pretty good control of my golf game. Greg Norman
Good Tired Game Control British Open Back Pretty Pretty Good Week Open Since Obviously Felt Priority Surgery Coming Did Senior Golf Which Golf Game Successfully Each Event Each Week Second British
That's why we have practice rounds. We make the adjustments as we go around, try and find out how to play the golf course the best we can. No big deal, it's nothing to me, it's the same for me as it is to everybody and we're all trying to understand it. Greg Norman
Best Me Try Practice Big Nothing Everybody Out No Big Deal Adjustment Find Make Course Around Deal Understand How Big Deal Go Trying Same Golf Golf Course Why Rounds Play
You know, like I said, I'm not going to adjust my Senior Tour schedule. Greg Norman
You Adjust Schedule Tour Like Know Said Going Senior
I'm not interested at all in playing more than 12, 15 tournaments a year on an annual basis because like all the old guys out here on this Tour, we've played golf for nearly 30 years of our lives. Greg Norman
Old Year Our Our Lives Out Out Here Guys More Tour Tournaments Like Annual Because Years Than Golf Not Interested Interested Lives Nearly Played Here Playing Basis
I mean, I can actually say goodbye to the game of golf, never hit another golf shot the rest of my life and I'd be happy because I can get back in life without any rotation. Greg Norman
Life Game Be Happy Happy Rest My Life Back Say Never Goodbye Another Because Without Hit Get Any Golf Mean Shot Rotation Actually
When I turned 50, I said to myself, well, if this is what it's like turning 50, I can't wait to turn 60 because I still felt very, very mentally and physically good, outside my back surgery. Greg Norman
Myself Good Wait Back Physically Mentally Outside Like Well Because Felt Said Still Surgery Very Turn Turned Turning
I wouldn't call it bitter. I think it's just sweet. I've always believed my life seems like it's gotten better and better as each decade has gone by. So I don't see any I don't see any bitterness about it. Greg Norman
Life Better Bitterness My Life Gone Sweet Think Bitter See About Seems Like Call Always Gotten Decade Any Just Each Believed
So my game is solid. So that obviously makes me feel confident, that like anybody else in this field, you name them, I feel like I've got the ability to win the golf tournament just as much as they have, and that's the way I'm going to take it. Greg Norman
Me You Game Win Field Else Way Solid Ability Take Tournament Feel Name Like Obviously Makes Got Going Confident Just Just As Much Anybody Anybody Else Golf Golf Tournament Them Much
The game of golf doesn't come rushing back to you. Last week I made a couple of fundamental mistakes that I probably wouldn't have made in the heat of the battle back when I was in my heyday, and those things have got to come back. Greg Norman
You Game Battle Made Mistakes Back Heyday Those Rushing Week Come Couple Got Heat Golf Fundamental Things Last
The choking humidity makes amphibians of us all, in Bombay, breathing water in air; you learn to live with it, and you learn to like it, or you leave. Gregory David Roberts
You Water Live Air Like Learn Makes Leave Breathing Us Choking Bombay Humidity
I've been to Delhi, Madras, Bangalore and a lot of other cities, but I have never seen a crime set-up like that in Bombay. Gregory David Roberts
Crime Seen Other Cities Madras Delhi Never Like Been Lot Bombay
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