People ask me how I do research for my science fiction. The answer is, I never do any research.
I was thinking of writing a little foreword saying that history is, after all, based on people's recollections, which change with time.
A lot of science fiction is science-based, and it comes about because people notice something interesting about science and work it into a story.
Advertising reaches out to touch the fantasy part of people's lives. And you know, most people's fantasies are pretty sad.
When I sit down to the feast of life ... I'm so busy planning on how to pick up the check, and wondering what the other people think of me for paying it, and wondering if I have enough money in my pocket to pay the bill, that I don't get around to eating.
People as me how I do research for my science fiction. The answer is, I never do any research.