It is good to renew one's wonder, said the philosopher. Space travel has again made children of us all.

I take this continent with me into the grave.

Writing is not a serious business. It’s a joy and a celebration. You should be having fun with it.

We are all . . . children of this universe. Not just Earth, or Mars, or this system, but the whole grand fireworks. And if we are interested in Mars at all, it is only because we wonder over our past and worry terribly about our possible future.

The whole concept of higher education is negated unless the sole criterion used to determine if students qualify is the grades they score on standardized tests. Education is purely an issue of learning - we can no longer afford to have it polluted by damn politics. Leave pollution up to the politicians

I have total recall. I remember being born. I remember being in the womb, I remember being inside. Coming out was great.

A Witch is born out of the true hungers of her time,” she said. “I was born out of New York. The things that are most wrong here summoned me. ("Drink Entire: Against The Madness Of Crowds")