The captain is different too, Cyana. Before, the Roc flew under half a man, a man who’d only known victory. Now I’m a whole man. I know defeat as wel… - Samuel R. Delany

You seem to be using some sort of logical system where when you get near any explanation, you say: “By definition my problem is insoluble. Now that explanation over there would solve it. But since I’ve defined my problem as insoluble, then by definition that solution doesn’t apply.”

I don't think I am revealing any profound secret by noting that sales has always been a rather distant emblem for quality.

I felt, and still feel, that it is important for fantasy to have a grasp of the complexity of fact, if not of factual content.