Power Is Neither Male Or Female.

People Were So Naive About Plants, Ellie Thought. They Just Chose Plants For Appearance, As They Would Choose A Picture For The Wall. It Never Occurred To Them That Plants Were Actually Living Things, Busily Performing All The Living Functions Of Respiration, Ingestion, Excretion, Reproduction---and Defense.

They Always Say They Didn't. I Never Heard Of One Who Said, 'you Know, I Deserve This.' Never Happens.

I Think Every Writer Should Have Tattooed Backwards On His Forehead, Like Ambulance On Ambulances, The Words 'everybody Needs An Editor.

Geniuses Never Pay Attention.

Readers Probably Haven't Heard Much About It Yet, But They Will. Quantum Technology Turns Ordinary Reality Upside Down.