Never fire a laser at a mirror.
The value of a thing is what that thing will bring. -Legal Maxim
The witnessing of titanic events is always dangerous, usually painful, and often fatal.
How much intelligence does it take to sneak up on a leaf?
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'.