The Gods do not protect fools. Fools are protected by more capable fools.
In the world of words the imagination is one of the forces of nature.
Never fire a laser at a mirror.
The Unexpected always comes at the most awkward times.
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!
There is a technical, literary term for those who mistake the opinions and beliefs of characters in a novel for those of the author. The term is 'idiot'.