And so The Snow Queen also became a story about the need to seek equilibrium, in our own lives, with the natural world, even within the universe at large. Joan D. Vinge equilibriumlargelive Change image and share on social
I was thinking about what I wanted to write next, after my first novel, and had decided that I wanted to write a story with a lot of strong female characters in it. Joan D. Vinge characterdecidefemale Change image and share on social
As for the historical inspirations I drew on in writing The Snow Queen, I suppose I would call them more cross-cultural inspirations, though they frequently involve past societies as well as present day ones. Joan D. Vinge callcrosscultural share on social
Fear of the unknown is a terrible fear. Joan D. Vinge fearterribleunknown Change image and share on social
What I do not want to write is didactic political tracts. Joan D. Vinge didacticpoliticaltract Change image and share on social
Studying anthropology, I developed a kind of holistic view of human existence, in which the dichotomies you listed are all necessary and vital aspects of life. Joan D. Vinge anthropologyaspectdevelop Change image and share on social
Myth is, after all, the neverending story. Joan D. Vinge mythneverendstory Change image and share on social
For every path you choose, there is another you must abandon, usually forever. Joan D. Vinge abandonchooseforever Change image and share on social
What does immortality mean to me? That we all want more time; and we want it to be quality time. Joan D. Vinge immortalityqualitytime Change image and share on social
Each time, storytellers clothed the naked body of the myth in their own traditions, so that listeners could relate more easily to its deeper meaning. Joan D. Vinge bodyclothedeep Change image and share on social
