Quote of the day
One of the first signs of the beginnings of understanding is the wish to die. This life appears unbearable, another unattainable. One is no longer ashamed of wanting to die; one asks to be moved from the old cell, which one hates, to a new one, which one will only in time come to hate.
Joan D. Vinge
Born: April 2, 1948 (age 77)
Bio: Joan D. Vinge 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.
Known for:
- The Snow Queen (1980)
- The Summer Queen (1991)
- Psion (1982)
- Catspaw (1988)
- Dreamfall (1996)