Let it be understood, in the first place, that a science fiction story must be an exposition of a scientific theme and it must be also a story.
“In recent decades this symbolic or metaphorical lyric has given way to one which leans toward metonymy.”
“I have this firm belief that I am who I am for a reason. If I change something, I'm cheating myself of whatever it is I'm supposed to learn from my body. You know, I'm legally blind. I'm 20/750, since I was in fifth grade. I wear glasses and contacts. But I won't even get LASIK.”