In the past, on Earth, it has largely been to exploit foreign resources and to expand the domestic territory.

The sun and its retinue of planets drift as a group through the vast gulfs of space that separate the stars.

Present annual world energy consumption is about equal to the annihilation energy of 4 tons of matter.

Antimatter is not a source of energy for us, it's a method of storing energy, compact but inefficient.

I was really aware, even while it was happening, that the discovery of arts education in my life sort of saved my life.

If I had a plot that was all set in advance, why would I want go through the agony of writing the novel? A novel is a kind of exploration and discovery, for me at any rate.

I did not imagine that the second half of my life would be spent on efforts to avert a mortal danger to humanity created by science.

I always was passionate about science fiction and horror, and my parents enjoyed that as well.