I have a bad tendency to get rapidly bored with my own material, so rewriting is hard for me. I mean, I already know the story and would rather read something new.

The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.

Where lies the line between sorcery and science? It is only a matter of terminology, my friend.

Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting.

Keep writing. Try to do a little bit every day, even if the result looks like crap. Getting from page four to page five is more important than spending three weeks getting page four perfect.

It is always hard when reality intrudes on belief.

Spontaneity is one of the joys of existence, especially if you prepare for it in advance.

In one book, CACHALOT, just for my own amusement, every character is based directly on someone I have known.

How much research I have to do depends on the nature of the story. For fantasy, none at all.

Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers. Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn't done too badly.

If you're crazy, there's two things you can do to make yourself feel better: One is to get yourself cured. The other is to make everyone you have to deal with crazy.

Settle, for sure and universally, what conduct will promote the happiness of a rational being.

Your calling is your life assignment

In the Land of Truth, my friend, the man with one fact is King.

I want justice to be so pervasive that it will be taken for granted, just as injustice is taken for granted today.

The man who raises a fist has run out of ideas.

A man may travel fast enough and earn his living on the road.

In many ways, not fitting in has been a comedic asset and a comedic resource.

Anyone can take a false step And fall forever, Everyone is different. Where are they now, all those lost souls?

I can detach myself from the world. If there is a better world to detach oneself from than the one functioning at the moment I have yet to hear of it.

Music is the great connector.