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Nalo Hopkinson
“Mid-range, androgynous voice. I first thought that Solaris was a guy. Then a girl. Maybe. Then I gave up trying to figure out which. It would become obvious at some point, or not.”
Nalo Hopkinson, Sister Mine

Gordon R. Dickson
“John Le Carre said that authenticity is less important than plausibility.”
Gordon R. Dickson, Wolf and Iron

Chad Orzel
“Dogs come to quantum physics in a better position than most humans. They approach the world with fewer preconceptions than humans, and always expect the unexpected. A dog can walk down the same street every day for a year, and it will be a new experience every day. Every rock, every bush, every tree will be sniffed as if it had never been sniffed before. If dog treats appeared out of empty space in the middle of a kitchen, a human would freak out, but a dog would take it in stride. Indeed, for most dogs, the spontaneous generation of treats would be vindication—they always expect treats to appear at any moment, for no obvious reason.”
Chad Orzel, How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog

Simon Pegg
“If you're sad today, just remember the world is over 4 billion years old and you somehow managed to exist at the same time as David Bowie.”
Simon Pegg

Alastair Reynolds
“The first six million years had been all fun and games.”
Alastair Reynolds, House of Suns

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