Are you edible? I am not edible.
- Joanna Russ, "Useful Phrases for the Tourist" (still my favorite of her stories)
Joanna Russ showed more fiercely burning intelligence while lying down on the floor in her friends' living rooms (bad back) than most could summon from behind the most prestigious podiums in the world.
To know her was an education in itself. I am proud that, for a while, I did.
Joanna Russ showed more fiercely burning intelligence while lying down on the floor in her friends' living rooms (bad back) than most could summon from behind the most prestigious podiums in the world.
To know her was an education in itself. I am proud that, for a while, I did.