I wanted the feel in these books to be like an epic fantasy, with kings, queens, dukes and court politics, but of course like what I was explaining before, about making the science make sense, you have to make the politics make sense, too. – Kevin J. Anderson

We must remember that politics is more than a power game. The core of politics in my view is to serve our citizens, to serve our fellow human beings. – Kjell Magne Bondevik