You Do Have The Idea Of Being

The City Breathing, Burning, Living The Life Thy Had Preserved. Ten Million Lives And More. If Something Should Happen To All That Life - How Terrible! Nita Gulped For Control As She Remembered Fred's Word Of Just This Morning, An Eternity Ago. And This Was What Being A Wizard Was About. Keeping Terrible Things From Happening, Even When It Hurts. Not Just Power, Or Control Of What Ordinary People Couldn't Control, Or Delight In Being Able To Make Strange Things Happen. Those Were The Side Effects - Not The Reason, The Purpose.

"virtue," He Said. "the Real Thing. It's Not Some Kind Of Cuddly Teddy Bear You Can Keep On The Shelf Until You Need A Hug. It's Dangerous, Which Is Why It Makes People So Nervous. Virtue Has Its Own Agenda, And Believe Me, It's Not Always Yours. The Word Itself Means Strength, Power. And When It Gets Loose, You'd Better Watch Out." "something Bad Might Happen..." "impossible. But Possibly Something Painful."

I May Have One More 'star Trek' Novel In Me, But It Would Be In The Old Universe, Not The New One.

A Little Science. A Little Magic. A Little Chicken Soup.

The Issues Of The Choice Between Right And Wrong Has To Be An Ongoing Concern For Everybody, At Every Age. There Is No Magical Point In A Human Life When Anyone Is Or Becomes Immune To The Second-by-second Choice To Do Right Instead Of Wrong.