Here I was into astronomy, and here into anthropology, and there I go into geology. It was much more fun to be able to research and write about whatever I wanted to.
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I like science - geography, meteorology, cosmology.
Ever since I was a kid, I've had an enormous interest in the sciences - everything from quantum physics to anthropology.
I liked math - that was my favorite subject - and I was very interested in astronomy and in physical science.
I have always loved science, but I have always loved the arts - drawing, painting and, yes, writing - more.
I got into science fiction by being interested in astronomy first.
I actually wanted to be a forensic scientist for a while. When I was doing my Standard Grades, three of them were science subjects. The interest in science didn't wear off, but I found other interests.
I started out wanting to be a naturalist. My obsession in my youth was with bird-watching. I collected things, I spent a lot of time outdoors. I only vaguely realized that science was a little more than natural history, but by then I was hooked.
I was a terrible science student, so I could never be a scientist; my mind doesn't work that way. But I've learned to love the stories around science, and I have so much respect and fascination for the people who can make discoveries and find applications. There's a lot of drama there.
I liked science very much. A science teacher in high school inspired me, and because of him, I began studying science at the university. But when I got there... well, the subject still attracted me a lot, but I had to do all these exams, and it was just like working in an office. I couldn't stand that.
I always was going to be a writer. The other jobs were just to keep me in food. Though I enjoyed the archaeology.
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