My first degree came years before my second. I had wanted to be a physicist, but I flunked calculus. Elizabeth Moon calculusdegreeflunk Change image and share on social
Other people, including me, have written books with main characters who were old and rich. Or old and brilliant. Old sages, old wizards, old rich people. Elizabeth Moon bookbrilliantcharacter Change image and share on social
My personal feeling about science fiction is that it's always in some way connected to the real world, to our everyday world. Elizabeth Moon connecteverydayfelt Change image and share on social
I love biomedical science, I love astronomy, and you can't really do much with those in a fantasy setting. Elizabeth Moon astronomybiomedicalfantasy Change image and share on social
But in fantasy, you can make a complete break, and you can put people in a situation where they are confronted with things that they would not confront in the real world. Elizabeth Moon breakcompleteconfront Change image and share on social
I regarded drugs as somewhat like rattlesnakes - it's possible to pick one up without getting bit, but why bother? Elizabeth Moon bitebotherdrug Change image and share on social
It may be far in the future, but there's some kind of logical way to get from where we are to where the science fiction is. Elizabeth Moon fictionfuturekind Change image and share on social
