And so The Snow Queen also became a story about the need to seek equilibrium, in our own lives, with the natural world, even within the universe at large.

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What I do not want to write is didactic political tracts.

What I do not want to write is didactic political tracts.

Humans are upsetting a fragile balance that their own human ancestors established.

Humans are upsetting a fragile balance that their own human ancestors established.

I wanted to show those characters discovering it is possible to find common ground, as...

I wanted to show those characters discovering it is possible to find common ground, as...

Each time, storytellers clothed the naked body of the myth in their own traditions, so...

Each time, storytellers clothed the naked body of the myth in their own traditions, so...

Here was a fragment of Goddess myth that, through all its permutations, had somehow escaped...

Here was a fragment of Goddess myth that, through all its permutations, had somehow escaped...

The mers were also designed to reproduce only at long intervals, in order to maintain...

The mers were also designed to reproduce only at long intervals, in order to maintain...

Besides, wouldn't it be wonderful if no one ever had to worry about the random...

Besides, wouldn't it be wonderful if no one ever had to worry about the random...

These days too many of us seem inclined to cover our ears, close our eyes,...

These days too many of us seem inclined to cover our ears, close our eyes,...

Throughout the ages, stories with certain basic themes have recurred over and over, in widely...

Throughout the ages, stories with certain basic themes have recurred over and over, in widely...

As for the historical inspirations I drew on in writing The Snow Queen, I suppose...

As for the historical inspirations I drew on in writing The Snow Queen, I suppose...

There's no such thing as a free lunch, at least on the karmic level.

There's no such thing as a free lunch, at least on the karmic level.

The ecosystem of our world is a closed system: it would run out of gas,...

The ecosystem of our world is a closed system: it would run out of gas,...

What does immortality mean to me? That we all want more time; and we want...

What does immortality mean to me? That we all want more time; and we want...

But our society does not grant nontraditional forms of intelligence equal recognition, no matter how...

But our society does not grant nontraditional forms of intelligence equal recognition, no matter how...

I was thinking about what I wanted to write next, after my first novel, and...

I was thinking about what I wanted to write next, after my first novel, and...

Fear of the unknown is a terrible fear.

Fear of the unknown is a terrible fear.

Everything born has to die, in order to make room for the future.

Everything born has to die, in order to make room for the future.

Myth is, after all, the neverending story.

Myth is, after all, the neverending story.

Beyond that, I seem to be compelled to write science fiction, rather than fantasy or...

Beyond that, I seem to be compelled to write science fiction, rather than fantasy or...

We are all born with a unique genetic blueprint, which lays out the basic characteristics...

We are all born with a unique genetic blueprint, which lays out the basic characteristics...