Up until the War of the Roses there had been continual conflict in England.

Until we perceive the meaning of our past, we remain the mere carriers of ideas, like the Nomads.

Good buildings come from good people, and all problems are solved by good design.

In Japanese art, space assumed a dominant role and its position was strengthened by Zen concepts.

Discovery is for forward lookers. So, no one is born with great knowledge.

Traditionally, the science fiction reader has been the 16- to 24-year-old male, especially the male with an interest in technology.

I was nearly as far behind in calculus as I was in physics. But I wasn't the only woman in the class, so I felt more comfortable asking questions.

People assume that science is a very cold sort of profession, whereas writing novels is a warm and fuzzy intuitive thing. But in fact, they are not at all different.