And every place and time an author writes about is imaginary, from Oz to Raymond Chandler's L.A. to Dickens's London.

If King Harold had had swans on his side, England would still be Saxon.

I have great faith in the future of books - no matter what form they may take - and of science fiction.

And every place and time an author writes about is imaginary, from Oz to Raymond Chandler's L.A. to Dickens's London.

It is not an easy thing to put on a wet sock.

Management cares about only one thing. Paperwork. They will forgive almost anything else - cost overruns, gross incompetence, criminal indictments - as long as the paperwork's filled out properly. And in on time.

There are some things worth giving up anything for, even your freedom, and getting rid of your period is definitely one of them.