It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power.

The fundamental premise of sci-fi is not spaceships and lasers - it's that children can learn from the mistakes of their parents.

I would normally never set out to write a trilogy.

Reciprocal accountability, or criticism [is] the only known antidote to error.

Gaia spins on, silently contemplating what it means to be born into a sarcastic universe.

I regret having been the bearer of ambiguous tidings.

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?