Looking at where the planet is now, we could screw things up massively or we could wise-up on a species level and actually make things better. If I had to put my money where my mouth is, I think we'll wise up globally but there will still be outbreaks of local stupidity.

At one time, the treatment for a certain kind of psychosis had been to push an ice pick up through the orbit of the eye, into the frontal lobe; the ice pick was then stirred around until it reduced the problematic brain tissue to non-functioning porridge.

I never wanted to be "a writer"; I only ever aspired to be an science fiction writer. They'll tear that badge out of my cold dead hands.

Autocratic governments are masters of self-contradiction. They say one thing, do another.

I think I've reduced the amount of blood in my caffeine system to an acceptable level.

You worry that we're becoming monsters. Merlin, we already were monsters. You didn't make us any worse.

The cards always look different when it's your turn to play them; loaded with subtly different possibilities.