Who are we? And to me that's the essential question that's always been in science fiction. A lot of science fiction stories are - at their very best - evocations of that question. When we look up at the night sky and wonder, "Is there anyone else out there?" we're also asking who we are we in relation to them.
David GerroldThe single most important lesson of effective communication is this: Focus on clarity. Concentrate on precisions. Donโt worry about constructing beautiful sentences. Beauty comes from meaning, not language. Accuracy is the most effective style of all.
David GerroldThe secret of the universe is this: The universe doesn't care. That part of the job is yours.
David GerroldMoralityโlike velocityโis relative. The determination of it depends on what the objects around you are doing. All one can do is measure one's position in relation to them; never can one measure one's velocity or morality in terms of absolutes.
David GerroldSomething went klunk. Like a nickel dropping in a soda machine. One of those small insights that explains everything. This was puberty for these boys. Adolescence. The first date, the first kiss, the first chance to hold hands with someone special. Delayed, postponed, a decade's worth of longing--while everybody around you celebrates life, you pretend, suppress, inhibit, deprive yourself of you own joy--but finally ultimately, eventually, you find a place where you can have a taste of everything denied.
David Gerrold