Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over.

There is no end To what a living world Will demand of you.

I would never have been a good scientist - my attention span was too short for that.

Slavery was a long slow process of dulling.

Every story I create, creates me. I write to create myself.

To get along with God, Consider the consequences of your behavior. Earthseed: The Books of the Living

The destiny of Earthseed is to take root among the stars.