 These days too many of us seem inclined to cover our ears, close our eyes, and blindly follow the most narrow, conservative tenets of religion; or else seek comfort in the ancient traditions of New Age ritual. |
| Probably I chose immortality because mortality is a universal human obsession. |
| The futures and ultimate fates of the characters in The Snow Queen are profoundly changed by choices made in their own minds or hearts, as well as choices unexpectedly forced on them by things beyond their control. |
| What I do not want to write is didactic political tracts. |
| Humans may be the only creatures on Earth who spend significant time thinking about the fact that someday their lives will end. |
| Moon is also a naive native girl when she sets out for Carbuncle. |
| Fear of the unknown is a terrible fear. |
| Here was a fragment of Goddess myth that, through all its permutations, had somehow escaped being turned on its head. It was the perfect springboard for the sort of novel I wanted to write. |
| But our society does not grant nontraditional forms of intelligence equal recognition, no matter how much it would help us get along or truly enrich our lives. |
