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.

Inevitably the party trying to resolve a matter had to contend with the party most willing to exploit it.

Ignorance killed the cat; curiosity was framed!

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

For me the purest and truest art in the world is science fiction.

Poisoning rarely happens in a well-managed kitchen.

Average people didn't analyze what they thought: they thought they thought, and half of it was gut reaction.