A poet is a professional maker of verbal objects.

I don't get acting jobs because of my looks.

Murder is commoner among cooks than among members of any other profession.

Some writers confuse authenticity, which they ought always to aim at, with originality, which they should never bother about.

As our technology evolves, we will have the capacity to reach new, ever-increasing depths. The question is what kind of technology, in the end, do we want to deploy in the far reaches of the ocean? Tools of science, ecology and documentation, or the destructive tools of heavy industry?

Most science fiction is based on our knowledge now and uses that to project the future.

Institutions are increasingly persuaded that political maneuvering is more important than scientific justification in securing federal funds.

Molecular chemistry, the chemistry of the covalent bond, is concerned with uncovering and mastering the rules that govern the structures, properties and transformations of molecular species.