I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.

The stakes in conflict do not change. Battle determines who will control the wealth or its equivalent.

The function of science fiction is not always to predict the future but sometimes to prevent it.

Knowing where the trap is-- that's the first step in evading it.

Since every individual is accountable ultimately to the self, the formation of that self demands our utmost care and attention.

There has never been a truly selfless rebel, just hypocrites—conscious hypocrites or unconscious hypocrites, it’s all the same.

The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future.