David Brin

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power.

Anyone who wants simple, pat stories should buy another author's product. The real universe ain't that way, and neither are my fictive ones.

Why must conversions always come so late? Why do people always apologize to corpses?

There haven't been many credible electronic covers records.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.

When I do my makeup, it kind of helps me get into the character that I'm trying to portray.