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

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.

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.

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

Watch out for a man whose enemies keep disappearing.

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

A warrior is free to be a hero and pull off daring do and the soldier is irresponsible if he does it.