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The Misfortune Of A Young Man Who Returns To His Native Land After Years Away Is That He Finds His Native Land Foreign; Whereas The Lands He Left Behind Remain For Ever Like A Mirage In His Mind. However, Misfortune Can Itself Sow Seeds Of Creativity. ---- Afterword To "hothouse" Brian Aldiss

I Am A Writer And Always Was; Being A Writer Is An Integral Part Of My Identity. Being Published, Being Well Regarded, Is A Component Of That Identity.

I Was Hardly Fit For Human Society. Thus Destiny Shaped Me To Be A Science Fiction Writer.

The Feat Represents Immense Achievement For The Neotenic Ape, Species Homo Sapiens. But Behind This Lie Twooldattributesoftheapetribalismandinquisitiveness.

Whatever Creativity Is, It Is In Part A Solution To A Problem.