Science fiction is trying to find alternative ways of looking at realities.

Something in your voice tells me we approach the question of remuneration.

Empathize with stupidity and you're halfway to thinking like an idiot.

Mr Blawke always reminded me of a heron; I'm not sure why. Something to do with a sense of rapacious stillness, perhaps, and also the aura of one who knows time is on his side.

There's an old Sysan saying that the soup of life is salty enough without adding tears to it.

Torture is such a slippery slope; as soon as you allow a society or any legal system to do that, almost instantly you get a situation where people are being tortured for very trivial reasons.

My point has always been that, ever since the Industrial Revolution, science fiction has been the most important genre there is.

I remember being shocked when I discovered some of my school pals didn't have books in their homes. I thought it was like not having oxygen, or hot water.

I am, as I have always been, of the opinion that while the niceties of normal moral constraints should be our guides, they must not be our masters.

I've always loved Scotland, and I'm not a huge fan of big cities, to be honest. I like them to dip into for a bit, but I'm not sure I would want to live in one again.

In theory, I work an eight-hour day and a five-day week which means I can socialise with my pals who mostly have normal jobs like teaching and computer programming.

We start to create enduring happiness when we cease to complain about anything and try to find the remedies for everything.

An avalanche doesn't look back at the damage it causes.

The best place to succeed is where you are with what you have.

As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion of trust can make trust.

I didnt have a computer until I was 19 - but I did have an abacus.

I enjoy cooking with wine, sometimes I even put it in the food I'm cooking.

I do love my avocados, which are great for the skin. I eat pretty healthfully.

I went to a restaurant with my friend, and he said, "Pass the salt." I said, "Screw you! Sit closer to the salt."

The Feminist Standpoint: Developing the Ground for a Specifically Feminist Historical Materialism