For each human being there is an optimum ratio between change and stasis. Too little change, he grows bored. Too little stability, he panics and loses his ability to adapt. One who marries six times in ten years won't change jobs. One who moves often to serve his company will maintain a stable marriage. A woman chained to one home and family may redecorate frantically or take a lover or go to many costume parties.

Everything starts as somebody's daydream.

And every friend I've got has been writing Mars stories. It was pretty clear I'd never catch up.

If one must explain a magic trick, one should do so after the show is over.

The value of a thing is what that thing will bring. -Legal Maxim

In a collaboration, each author will do 75% of the work.

Bruce Sterling is one terrific writer and he's relatively new, but I don't know how long he's been doing it; he probably doesn't need the publicity anymore!