In the end, the work of diplomats continues even while others fight. So, it's not necessarily true that everyone needs to march.

Diplomacy, n. is the art of letting somebody else have your way.

Anyone who wants simple, pat stories should buy another author's product. The real universe ain't that way, and neither are my fictive ones.

Self-righteous people can talk themselves into forgetting they are part of a civilization. They can then feed on that culture, bringing it down. It's happened many times in the past. It could happen to us.

But honestly, if you do a rigorous survey of my work, I'll bet you'll find that biology is a theme far more often than physical science.

Prison for the crime of puberty -- that was how secondary school had seemed.