And it came to pass that AC learned how to reverse the direction of entropy. But there was now no man to whom AC might give the answer of the last question. No matter. The answer - by demonstration - would take care of that, too. For another timeless interval, AC thought how best to do this. Carefully, AC organized the program. The consciousness of AC encompassed all of what had been a Universe and brooded over what was now Chaos. Step by step, it must be done. And AC said, "LET THERE BE LIGHT!" And there was light...

The first step in making rabbit stew is catching the rabbit.

When people thought the earth was flat, they were wrong. When people thought the earth was spherical, they were wrong. But if you think that thinking the earth is spherical is just as wrong as thinking the earth is flat, then your view is wronger than both of them put together.

Old people think young people haven't learned about love. Young people think old people have forgotten about love.

I made up my mind long ago to follow one cardinal rule in all my writing — to be clear.

Of course there are worlds. Millions of them! Every star you see has worlds, and most of those you don't see.

I write for the same reason I breathe - because if I didn't, I would die.