Honor to the earth," the abbot said, "honor to the dead in the passing of the year; honor to the living, in the coming of the new. A Great Year passes tonight. A new one begins. Let the good that is old continue and let the rest perish.

Culture is how biology responds and makes its living conditions better.

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

Honor to the earth," the abbot said, "honor to the dead in the passing of the year; honor to the living, in the coming of the new. A Great Year passes tonight. A new one begins. Let the good that is old continue and let the rest perish.

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

For me the purest and truest art in the world is science fiction.

Watch out for a man whose enemies keep disappearing.