To be alive was to be disappointed. You tried and failed and kept on trying, never knowing whether you'd ever get what you wanted. But sometimes we get what we need.

Fear of the unknown is a terrible fear.

What does immortality mean to me? That we all want more time; and we want it to be quality time.

Real power is control. Knowing that you can do anything...and not doing it only because you can.

Archaeology is the anthropology of the past, and science fiction is the anthropology of the future.

A clear conscience is generally the result of a faulty memory, not a faulty life.

These days too many of us seem inclined to cover our ears, close our eyes, and blindly follow the most narrow, conservative tenets of religion or else seek comfort in the ancient traditions of New Age ritual.