All writers have roots they draw from - travel, work, family. My roots are in science and it is fertile ground for fiction.

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• Alan Lightman:

  Novels aren't pedagogical instruments, or instructions in law or physics or any other discipline. A

• Alan Lightman:

  I consider myself a spiritual atheist. I certainly believe there are forces bigger than ourselves,

• Alan Lightman:

  As a scientist, I don't believe science will ever discover whether God exists. Nor do I believe rel

• Alan Lightman:

  As both a scientist and a humanist myself, I have struggled to understand different claims to knowl

• Alan Lightman:

  Except for a God who sits down after the universe begins, all other gods conflict with the assumpti

• Alan Lightman:

  We live in a highly polarized society. We need to try to understand each other in respectful ways.

• Alan Lightman:

  I oppose any belief that contradicts experimental evidence as determined by the methods of science.

• Joe Dante:

  Daffy, of course, wants to go on the journey with him but the studio decides they want Daffy back,

• Joe Dante:

  I don't think you can ever be ahead of your time with cynicism about that subject. No, I don't thin

• Joe Dante:

  The dynamic is extremely similar to Gremlins and the hero is very similar, plus the small town atmo