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

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Studying anthropology, I developed a kind of holistic view of human existence, in which the...

Studying anthropology, I developed a kind of holistic view of human existence, in which the...

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

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

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,...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

For every path you choose, there is another you must abandon, usually forever.

For every path you choose, there is another you must abandon, usually forever.

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 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...

Fear of the unknown is a terrible fear.

Fear of the unknown is a terrible fear.

The contradictions are what make human behavior so maddening and yet so fascinating, all at...

The contradictions are what make human behavior so maddening and yet so fascinating, all at...

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 futures and ultimate fates of the characters in The Snow Queen are profoundly changed...

The futures and ultimate fates of the characters in The Snow Queen are profoundly changed...

Myth is, after all, the neverending story.

Myth is, after all, the neverending story.

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...

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.

Perhaps the thing that makes humans truly unique on Earth is that we are never...

Perhaps the thing that makes humans truly unique on Earth is that we are never...

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...