We are all born with a unique genetic blueprint, which lays out the basic characteristics of our personality as well as our physical health and appearance... And yet, we all know that life experiences do change us. Joan D. Vinge More Quotes by Joan D. Vinge More Quotes From Joan D. Vinge What I do not want to write is didactic political tracts. Joan D. Vinge political want writing All [people] are intolerant.... Only they're intolerant of different things. Joan D. Vinge different-things different people There's more to me, more to the universe, than I suspected. Room for all the dreams I ever had, and all the nightmares...heroes in the gutters and in the mirror; saints in the frozen wasteland; fools and liars on the throne of wisdom, and hands reaching out in hunger that will never be filled. Joan D. Vinge hero dream liars Besides, wouldn't it be wonderful if no one ever had to worry about the random cruelty of fatal illness or the woes of old age attacking them or their loved ones? Joan D. Vinge woe age worry The contradictions are what make human behavior so maddening and yet so fascinating, all at the same time. Joan D. Vinge contradiction behavior humans Real power is control. Knowing that you can do anything...and not doing it only because you can. Joan D. Vinge knowing real can-do Don't worry. You're safe now. You've got nothing left to steal. Joan D. Vinge stealing safe worry To be alive was to be disappointed. You tried and failed and kept on trying, never knowing whether you'd ever get what you wanted. But sometimes we get what we need. Joan D. Vinge knowing trying needs But what force in the galaxy is stronger than she is?" "Indifference." Jerusha surprised herself with the answer. "Indifference, Gundhalinu, is the strongest force in the universe. It makes everything it touches meaningless. Love and hate don't stand a chance against it. It lets neglect and decay and monstrous injustice go unchecked. It doesn't act, it allows. And that's what gives it so much power. Joan D. Vinge stronger hate giving For every path you choose, there is another you must abandon, usually forever. Joan D. Vinge abandon path forever And so The Snow Queen also became a story about the need to seek equilibrium, in our own lives, with the natural world, even within the universe at large. Joan D. Vinge queens snow world Archaeology is the anthropology of the past, and science fiction is the anthropology of the future. Joan D. Vinge anthropology fiction past The futures and ultimate fates of the characters in The Snow Queen are profoundly changed by choices made in their own minds or hearts, as well as choices unexpectedly forced on them by things beyond their control. Joan D. Vinge queens heart character Theres no such thing as a free lunch, at least on the karmic level. Joan D. Vinge free-lunch lunch levels Myth is, after all, the neverending story. Joan D. Vinge myth stories As for the historical inspirations I drew on in writing The Snow Queen, I suppose I would call them more cross-cultural inspirations, though they frequently involve past societies as well as present day ones. Joan D. Vinge queens inspiration writing Probably I chose immortality because mortality is a universal human obsession. Joan D. Vinge immortality obsession humans Beyond that, I seem to be compelled to write science fiction, rather than fantasy or mysteries or some other genre more likely to climb onto bestseller lists even though I enjoy reading a wide variety of literature, both fiction and nonfiction. Joan D. Vinge reading writing science A clear conscience is generally the result of a faulty memory, not a faulty life. Joan D. Vinge clear results memories I wanted to show those characters discovering it is possible to find common ground, as they make their way through a plotline that I hope is engrossing enough to keep the reader a willing participant. Joan D. Vinge find enough hope way
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