I read nonfiction almost exclusively - both for research and also for pleasure. When I read fiction, it's almost always in the thriller genre, and it needs to rivet me in the opening few chapters.

Since the beginning of time, spirituality and religion have been called to fill in the gaps that science did not understand.

Stand tall, smile bright, and let 'em wonder what secret's making you laugh.

Futurists don't consider overpopulation one of the issues of the future. They consider it the issue of the future.

Writing an informative yet compact thriller is a lot like making maple sugar candy. You have to tap hundreds of trees - boil vats and vats of raw sap - evaporate the water - and keep boiling until you've distilled a tiny nugget that encapsulates the essence.

Oftentimes, those special brains, the ones that are capable of focusing more intently than others, do so at the expense of emotional maturity

Sometimes a legend that endures for centuries... endures for a reason.