Remember that people break down, too, not just machinery.

A big slice of the strange, a zap to the synaptic net, the shock of unending Otherness moistened with meaning, special stinks, grace notes, blaring daylight that illuminated without instructing. A marathon that addicted.To wake...

an unhappy childhood.” Redwing had enjoyed a fine time growing up, but he wondered if this whole expedition was unfolding more like a novel, and would be blamed on one person, one character, the guy...

In a tough situation, don’t avoid acting just because it’s easier or comfortable. Don’t lapse into a passive state. People who give up, die.

A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.

Humans and animals regard each other across a gulf of mutual incomprehension. With aliens, that has to go double.

…the movies are most people’s exposure to ideas about the future.

Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, is the reverse.