Fortunately, Human Beings Are Remarkably Diverse Models

Predicting Has A Spotty Record In Science Fiction. I've Had Some Failures. On The Other Hand, I Also Predicted The Fall Of The Berlin Wall And The Rise Of Fundamentalist Islam... And I'm Not Happy To Be Right In All Of Those Cases

One Of The Rules I Try To Follow Is That Normal People Are Going To Be Involved Even In Heroic Events

Anyone Who Wants Simple, Pat Stories Should Buy Another Author's Product. The Real Universe Ain't That Way, And Neither Are My Fictive Ones.

Life Is Not Fair... Anyone Who Says It Is, Or Even That It Ought To Be, Is A Fool Or Worse.

Fortunately, Human Beings Are Remarkably Diverse Models To Work From