You have to remember that I was a bright but simple fellow from Canada who seldom, if ever, met another writer, and then only a so-called literary type that occasionally sold a story and meanwhile worked in an office for a living.

Science fiction is a field of writing where, month after month, every printed word implies to hundreds of thousands of people: 'There is change. Look, today's fantastic story is tomorrow's fact.

The encouragement I got from Campbell was a quick check and praise. Once the Space Beagle was launched on its mission, it seemed natural for it to breed additional thoughts.

The right to buy weapons is the right to be free.

In a sense, there's a great truth to that, but, also I was a great reader.

My theory was that what I had to do was make a study of human behavior.

I had casually rented an apartment that cost $75 a month because I expected my writing to pay my way.