Beware Of Self-indulgence. The Romance Surrounding The

What Point Was There In Pursuing An Ever-elusive Popularity?

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.

I Hate The Whole übermensch, Superman Temptation That Pervades Science Fiction. I Believe No Protagonist Should Be So Competent, So Awe-inspiring, That A Committee Of 20 Really Hard-working, Intelligent People Couldn't Do The Same Thing.

You Don't Have Conversations With Microprocessors. You Tell Them What To Do, Then Helplessly Watch The Disaster When They Take You Literally!

Indeed, The Maligned American Pastime Of Baseball May Be By-far The Greatest And Best Sport By One Criterion, When It Comes To Emulating And Training For Genuinely Useful Neolithic Skills! Think About It. The Game Consists Of Lots Of Patient Waiting And Watching (stalking), Throwing With Incredible Accuracy And Speed, Sprinting, Dodging... And Hitting Moving Objects Real Hard With Clubs! And Arguing. Hey, What Else Could You Possibly Need? Now, Tell Me, How Do Soccer Or Basketball Prepare You To Survive In The Wild, Hm?