"In my books the technology that I choose to talk about has to serve the themes. What that means is that I end up having to cut out a lot of cool technology that would be really fun to describe and play with, but which would just confuse everybody. So in 'Amped,' I focus on neural implants."

"These days the technology can solve our problems and then some. Solutions may not only erase physical or mental deficits but leave patients better off than "able-bodied" folks. The person who has a disability today may have a superability tomorrow."

"You probably found 'How to Survive a Robot Uprising' in the humor section. Let's just hope that is where it belongs."

"The fear of the never-ending onslaught of gizmos and gadgets is nothing new. The radio, the telephone, Facebook - each of these inventions changed the world. Each of them scared the heck out of an older generation. And each of them was invented by people who were in their 20s."

"It is a subtle truth that to live with purpose is to leave the world a little gentler than you found it."

"Wisdom principle 100 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 13."

"Wisdom principle 59 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 13."

"Wisdom principle 47 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 21."