“Mother Nature doesn't care if you're having fun.”

“The human species really could have faced global thermonuclear war. During seventy years of Cold War we grew used to it.”

“We're looking as far ahead as we can, and we don't get penalized for mistakes.”

“Bruce Sterling is one terrific writer and he's relatively new, but I don't know how long he's been doing it; he probably doesn't need the publicity anymore!”