When you send off a short story, it sits on the editor's desk in the same pile with stories by the most famous and honored names in present-day writing-and it's not going to be accepted unless it's as good as theirs. (And it'll probably have to be better.)

A castaway in the sea was going down for the third time when he caught sight of a passing ship. Gathering his last strength, he waved frantically and called for help. Someone on board peered at him scornfully and shouted back, "Get a boat!

If the world is saved, it will not be saved by old minds with new programs but by new minds with no programs at all.

If the world was made for us, then it BELONGS to us and we can do what we damn well please with it.

five severed fingers do not make a hand

You shouldn't have to settle for rabbits if what you want is deer

It's the idea that people living close to nature tend to be noble. It's seeing all those sunsets that does it. You can't watch a sunset and then go off and set fire to your neighbor's tepee. Living close to nature is wonderful for your mental health.