When I do get to chow down on a book, I try to read ones that are nothing like what I'm writing. So, as I'm currently working on a space opera (of sorts) I'm mostly indulging in urban fantasy.

Any civilization where the main symbol of religious veneration is a tool of execution is a bad place to have children.

I'm an individual. I do not want to get into a pissing match with an organization that is a de-facto gigadollar-turnover multinational!

Humans: such a brilliant model of emotional self-awareness.

Publishing is the final step in making a book; if I was afraid to publish one, I wouldn't write it in the first place.

Life begets intelligence, intelligence begets smart matter and a singularity.

The problem with ebook filesharing is simply one of scale. But I think the "piracy" problem is massively over-rated.