The ability to breathe the air and drink the water will be what the wars will be about from here on in. And it's coming with alarming rapidity.

If you read my books, especially the Star Trek books and the Quest for Tomorrow books, you'll see in them the core theme of the basic humanistic questions that Star Trek asked.

I know very little about the viral, electronic world, but I use Twitter to communicate not only information that I think some of the fans want to hear about but also ideas.

I love the concept of togetherness and the entwinement of marriage.

Pain and guilt can't be taken away with the wave of a magic wand. They're the things we carry with us, the things that make us who we are. If we lose them, we lose ourselves. I don't want my pain taken away! I need my pain!

Here's something pompous - you take your day and artistically create it, so every moment has an artistic flavor.

I think making a good film shot is joyful.