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Ignorance and weakness is not an impediment to survival. Arrogance is.

It's only the arrangement of matter that has changed, like a deck of cards being reshuffled. But life is like a Straight Flush: once you shuffle, it's gone.

It was like a noose, indicating danger and aggression when held in the hand, but safety when wrapped around the holder's own neck.

Once we know where we are, then the world becomes as narrow as a map. When we don't know, the world feels unlimited.

Science fiction is a literature that belongs to all humankind. It portrays events of interest to all of humanity, and thus science fiction should be the literary genre most accessible to readers of different nations.

She stared at her father's lifeless body, and the thoughts she could not voice dissolved into her blood, where they would stay with her for the rest of her life.

The creation myths of the various peoples and religions of the world pale when compared to the glory of the big bang. The three-billion-year history of life's evolution from self-reproducing molecules to civilization contains twists and romances that cannot be matched by any myth or epic.

These are the rules of the game of civilization: The first priority is to guarantee the existence of the human race and their comfortable life. Everything else is secondary.

Time is the cruelest force of all.

You’re one of the calmest people I’ve ever met.” “The calmness comes from cynicism. There’s not much in the world that can make me care.