I was a very keen reader of science fiction, and during the time I was going to libraries, it was good, written by people who knew their science.
Every procedure for getting a cat to take a pill works fine - once. Like the Borg, they learn.
Yes, but people have got to believe that, or what's the point MY POINT EXACTLY.
Magic is just a way of saying 'I don't know.'
Sometimes, the best answer is a more interesting question.
Natural selection saw to it that professional heroes who at a crucial moment tended to ask themselves questions like 'What is my purpose in life?' very quickly lacked both.