Do it for yourself. The universe will be around to collect its cut later.

When you can’t do something truly useful, you tend to vent the pent up energy in something useless but available, like snappy dressing.

Endure pain, find joy, and make your own meaning, because the universe certainly isn't going to supply it.

Change is possible.' 'Change is inevitable.

I'm very interested in the impact of biotechnology on the way people live.

I'm not getting it all sorted, she worried. I'm not getting it right. You are brilliant, the Voice reassured her. It is imperfect. So are all things trapped in time. You are brilliant, nonetheless. How fortunate for Us that We thirst for glorious souls rather than faultless ones, or We should be parched indeed, and most lonely in Our perfect righteousness. Carry on imperfectly, shining Ista.

I am not a fate worse than death, dammit!