Joan D. Vinge
Joan D. Vinge
Joan D. Vingeis an American science fiction author. She is known for such works as her Hugo Award-winning novel The Snow Queen and its sequels, her series about the telepath named Cat, and her Heaven's Chronicles books...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth2 April 1948
CountryUnited States of America
writing political want
What I do not want to write is didactic political tracts.
obsession immortality humans
Probably I chose immortality because mortality is a universal human obsession.
queens inspiration writing
As for the historical inspirations I drew on in writing The Snow Queen, I suppose I would call them more cross-cultural inspirations, though they frequently involve past societies as well as present day ones.
behavior contradiction humans
The contradictions are what make human behavior so maddening and yet so fascinating, all at the same time.
love-you forever matter
It doesn't matter. I'm not asking forever of you...just let me love you now.
worry safe stealing
Don't worry. You're safe now. You've got nothing left to steal.
hate giving stronger
But what force in the galaxy is stronger than she is?" "Indifference." Jerusha surprised herself with the answer. "Indifference, Gundhalinu, is the strongest force in the universe. It makes everything it touches meaningless. Love and hate don't stand a chance against it. It lets neglect and decay and monstrous injustice go unchecked. It doesn't act, it allows. And that's what gives it so much power.
forever path abandon
For every path you choose, there is another you must abandon, usually forever.
fear-of-the-unknown terrible
Fear of the unknown is a terrible fear.
eye age ears
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.
stories myth
Myth is, after all, the neverending story.
lunch levels free-lunch
Theres no such thing as a free lunch, at least on the karmic level.
queens heart character
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.
perfect scar
Life scars us with its random motion, he thought. Only death is perfect.