Only people with full stomachs become environmentalists.

Every marvel of our age arose out of the critical give and take of an open society. No other civilization ever managed to incorporate this crucial innovation, weaving it into daily life. And if you disagree with this... say so!

I like to be surprised. Fresh implications and plot twists erupt as a story unfolds. Characters develop backgrounds, adding depth and feeling. Writing feels like exploring

It is a paradox of Life that all species breed past mere replacement. Any paradise of plenty soon fills to become paradise no more.

I would normally never set out to write a trilogy.

Creative people see Prometheus in a mirror, never Pandora.

There's no doubt that scientific training helps many authors to write better science fiction. And yet, several of the very best were English majors who could not parse a differential equation to save their lives.