One of the most difficult things for a writer in this business to accept is the uncertain fate of one's work.

The greatest challenge facing mankind is the challenge of distinguishing reality from fantasy, truth from propaganda.

The doctor is not a miracle worker who can magically save us but, rather, an expert adviser who can assist us in our own recovery.

The nasty little apes that call themselves human beings can do nothing except run and hide.

A wonderful area for speculative academic work is the unknowable. These days religious subjects are in disfavor, but there are still plenty of good topics. The nature of consciousness, the workings of the brain, the origin of aggression, the origin of language, the origin of life on earth, SETI and life on other worlds...this is all great stuff. Wonderful stuff. You can argue it interminably. But it can't be contradicted, because nobody knows the answer to any of these topics.

All your life people will tell you things. And most of the time, probably ninety-five percent of the time, what they'll tell you will be wrong.

This novel is fiction, except for the parts that aren't.