There are three kinds of people I've found: those who think the universe is good, those who believe it's corrupt, and those who don't want to think about it any more than they can help. I prefer the first two.

Trade isn't about goods. Trade is about information. Goods sit in the warehouse until information moves them.

Jane leaned back against the counter and stared at the ceiling. At the traditional location of God, no matter what the planet.

My worlds are complex, and often suggest more than one story.

Average people didn't analyze what they thought: they thought they thought, and half of it was gut reaction.

Never start a war with something you can't talk to.

Deal with the Devil if the Devil has a constituency - and don't complain about the heat.