All of the important things ... will turn out to be universally shared. It's why there will be no true aliens.

All of the important things ... will turn out to be universally shared. It's why there will be no true aliens.

Sometimes the cost of integrity is the loss of a friend.

But, come to think of it, there was no need to wait. Time travelers don't have to wait for anybody.

One could not always put safety up front as the prime goal. Do that, and who would ever achieve anything of note?

An optimist is somebody who thinks our various political and social systems, schools and churches, support groups and Boy Scout troops, jury trials and congressional committees, are on the up-and-up. That they are intended for the benefit of the members. The reality is that they are designed to keep everyone in line.

There is no justice. There are occasional acts of vengeance, or regret, but there's no real justice. In the natural scheme of things, it is not possible.