• People assume that science is a very cold sort of profession, whereas writing novels is a warm and fuzzy intuitive thing. But in fact, they are not at all different.

    Diana Gabaldon: People assume that science is a very cold sort of profession, whereas writing novels is a warm and fuzzy intuitive thing. But in fact, they are not at all different.
    "AUTHOR INTERVIEW -- Accidental Tourist / Diana Gabaldon reveals the inspiration for her popular time-travel series" by Alix Madrigal, www.sfgate.com. January 26, 1997.