It is not enough to live together in peace, with one race on its knees.

Personally, I'm not afraid of a robot uprising. The benefits far outweigh the threats.

Change creates fear, and technology creates change. Sadly, most people don't behave very well when they are afraid.

I wrote a query letter to an editor - a friend of a friend. The editor called me an idiot, told me never to contact an editor directly, and then recommended three literary agents he had worked with before. Laurie Fox was one of them, and I've never looked back.

The true knowledge is not in the things, but in finding the connections between the things.

Across the sea of space lies an infinite emptiness. I can feel it, suffocating me. It is without meaning. But each life creates its own reality.

Looking ahead, future generations may learn their social skills from robots in the first place. The cute yellow Keepon robot from Carnegie Mellon University has shown the ability to facilitate social interactions with autistic children. Morphy at the University of Washington happily teaches gestures to children by demonstration.