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

The sane are usually attracted by other things than power.

Predicting has a spotty record in science fiction. I've had some failures. On the other hand, I also predicted the fall of the Berlin Wall and the rise of fundamentalist Islam... and I'm not happy to be right in all of those cases

You don't have conversations with microprocessors. You tell them what to do, then helplessly watch the disaster when they take you literally!

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

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

If you believe you can make a living as a writer, you already have enough ego.