It's most presumptuous to believe we already know all the answers and will never get any more big surprises.

Its limitations are those of the physical universe: it won't let you play with some really wild ideas that aren't possible, but are fun to speculate about.

Through our entire history we have become accustomed to pushing [animals] around in ways dictated by our own wants and needs without much regard for theirs.

intricately and intriguingly woven, lots of fun, and extremely thought provoking.

Resist the temptation to try to use dazzling style to conceal weakness of substance.

It's most presumptuous to believe we already know all the answers and will never get any more big surprises.

When something hasn't been around much for a while, and one example of it turns up and catches people's eyes, they go looking for more like it - until they get tired of it again.