"Then, I realized that there is an indigenous presence in the Solar System. It's us. So, then, I got to wondering what would happen if a more technologically advanced society moved next door to us, the way we moved next door to the American Indians."

"I have to do more close research and fact checking for the science fiction. This is not however to say that writing good fantasy does not involve doing good research."

"Now, Venus is an extremely hostile environment, and as such presents a lot of challenges for a science fiction author who wants to create life there. However, as I began to research it more thoroughly, I found myself intrigued by the possibilities the world offers."

"I have a better internal and intuitive understanding of folklore and myth than science and technology, so in that way fantasy is easier."

"As a mom, I always feel I have to protect them. I talk about them because they are the most important things in my life but they are private people. I won't use them for my own press."

"Wisdom principle 26 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 84."

"Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated."

"So then, the relationship of self to other is the complete realization that loving yourself is impossible without loving everything defined as other than yourself."