You never know who it's going to be, or what they'll bring, but whatever it is, it's always exactly what is needed.

By the time we, consumers, are aware of processes like genetic engineering, they're already being done. It's sort of like the war in Iraq: By the time we know about it, it's almost a fait accompli. And that's certainly true with science.

With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.

...I am a time being. Do you know what a time being is? Well, if you give me a moment, I will tell you. A time being is someone who lives in time, and that means you, and me, and every one of us who is, or was, or ever will be.

That's what it feels like when I write, like I have this beautiful world in my head, but when I try to remember it in order to write it down, I change it, and I can't ever get it back.

What if I travel so far away in my dreams that I can't get back in time to wake up?

An unfinished book. left unattended, turns feral, and she would need all her focus, will and ruthless determination to tame it again.