I never got good at predicting what millions of people will suddenly decide is rational.

Psi and/or magical powers, if real, are nearly useless.

I'm not predicting; I just love playing with superconductors.

One mark of a good officer, he remembered, was the ability to make quick decisions. If they happen to be right, so much the better.

I don't have a strong interest in history.

Everything starts as somebody's daydream.

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