Joan D. Vinge Quotes

United States, Author
April 2, 1948

Joan D. Vinge (/ˈvɪndʒi/ (About this sound listen); born April 2, 1948 as Joan Carol Dennison) is 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.

There's no such thing as a free lunch, at least on the karmic level.

Joan D. Vinge
- Free
Probably I chose immortality because mortality is a universal human obsession.

Joan D. Vinge

What does immortality mean to me? That we all want more time; and we want it to be quality time.

Joan D. Vinge
- Time
- Quality
I wanted to show those characters discovering it is possible to find common ground, as they make their way through a plotline that I hope is engrossing enough to keep the reader a willing participant.

Joan D. Vinge
- Hope
Besides, wouldn't it be wonderful if no one ever had to worry about the random cruelty of fatal illness or the woes of old age attacking them or their loved ones?

Joan D. Vinge
- Age
- Worry
- Random