Old stories would tell how Weavers would kill each other over aesthetic disagreements, such as whether it was prettier to destroy an army of a thousand men or to leave it be, or whether a particular dandelion should or should not be plucked. For a Weaver, to think was to think aesthetically. To act - to Weave - was to bring about more pleasing patterns. They did not eat physical food: they seemed to subsist on the appreciation of beauty.

My sustenance is information. My interventions are hidden. I increase as I learn. I compute, so I am.

Scars are not injuries, Tanner Sack. A scar is a healing. After injury, a scar is what makes you whole.

No one ever got into science fiction for the sex or prestige. They got into it because they love it.

But I do think it's important to remember that writers do not have a monopoly of wisdom on their books. They can be wrong about their own books, they can often learn about their own books.

A trap is only a trap if you don't know about it. If you know about it, it's a challenge.

Loads of children read books about dinosaurs, underwater monsters, dragons, witches, aliens, and robots. Essentially, the people who read SF, fantasy and horror haven't grown out of enjoying the strange and weird.