Other people, including me, have written books with main characters who were old and rich. Or old and brilliant. Old sages, old wizards, old rich people.

When a person responds emotionally to intellectual things, or emotionally only to traditional emotional things - I find that an interesting break between myself and some other writers and fans.

I like it that order exists somewhere even if it shatters near me.

I revear all the gods but those that delight in cruelty. If Ra's light is kindly in your eyes than may his light shine on us all.

One of my degrees was a science degree in biology.

Everything in my life that I value has been gained at the cost of not saying what I really think and saying what they want me to say.

I had, of course, no model for that sort of woman being married, but I can make that up as I go along.