Don't worry. You're safe now. You've got nothing left to steal.

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.

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

For every path you choose, there is another you must abandon, usually forever.

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.

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

Fear of the unknown is a terrible fear.