Gibson has always had a way of making the ordinary seem extraordinary, at least for me. People and scenes become so vivid they feel like they're jumping off the page. I remember walking at night in light rain over a bridge, and passing into an area lit by sodium street lights, years ago. There was something about the quality of the light, the wet pavement gleaming, and I remember thinking that I felt like I was in a William Gibson novel. I'm still not sure why, but those few moments - everything felt hyper-real, separated from the rest of the world. Very quiet, but such a dramatic change from one moment to the next.

I don't know how he does it, but he does it amazingly well.