Joan D. Vinge

Myth is, after all, the neverending story.

Each time, storytellers clothed the naked body of the myth in their own traditions, so that listeners could relate more easily to its deeper meaning.

There's no such thing as a free lunch, at least on the karmic level.

That is the definition of equal justice under law: everyone gets a fair shot, everyone pays their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules.

Acting is a masochistic form of exhibitionism. It is not quite the occupation of an adult.

A third ideal that has made its way in the modern world is reliance on reason, especially reason disciplined and enriched by modern science. An eternal basis of human intercommunication is reason.