There are three kinds of people I've found: those who think the universe is good, those who believe it's corrupt, and those who don't want to think about it any more than they can help. I prefer the first two.

I do not think any SFWA communication should come anywhere NEAR the internet.

Poisoning rarely happens in a well-managed kitchen.

I most fear stupid people. Stupid people will do anything. Truly smart people will do only what is logical for them to do.

Writing day and night for months… that’s hard.

Honor to the earth," the abbot said, "honor to the dead in the passing of the year; honor to the living, in the coming of the new. A Great Year passes tonight. A new one begins. Let the good that is old continue and let the rest perish.

It is perfectly okay to write garbage – as long as you edit brilliantly.