I felt the joy of knowing that in some small way I had fought back against someone who wanted to rule me against my will. I said no.

If Recsk had taught him anything, it was that for those intent on killing, life was the ultimate revenge.

I discover myself on the verge of a usual mistake.

Anyone who develop his talent and or gifts will become an essential commodity.

You cannot write if you are not angry

If you do things well do them better. Be daring be first be different be just.

The difference between screwing around and science is writing it down.

Do you not think it a matter worthy of lamentation that when there is such a vast multitude of them [worlds], we have not yet conquered one?

Kindness is the music of Good Will to men, and on this harp the smallest fingers may play heaven's sweetest tunes on earth.

Sometimes people get passionate about the obscure jokes.

As far as I'm concerned, Aaron is the best ball player of my era. He is to baseball of the last fifteen years what Joe DiMaggio was before him. He's never received the credit he's due.