We already live a very long time for mammals, getting three times as many heartbeats as a mouse or elephant. It never seems enough though, does it?

Patience is fine, but I'm not going to stop asking the Universe to make sense!

Self-awareness is probably overrated. A complex, self-regulating system doesn't need it in order to be successful, or even smart.

Many people have tried to define science fiction. I like to call it the literature of exploration and change. While other genres obsess upon so-called eternal verities, SF deals with the possibility that our children may have different problems. They may, indeed, be different than we have been.

The best time to act on this was decades ago. The second best time is now.

Seldom does a storytelling talent come along as potent and fully mature as Mike Brotherton. His complex characters take you on a voyage that is both fiercely credible and astonishingly imaginative. This is Science Fiction.

Where subtlety fails us we must simply make do with cream pies.