There is no Master but the Master,” he said, “and QT-1 is his prophet.

They don't want equal time - they want all the time there is.

Inertia! Our ruling class knows one law; no change. Despotism! They know one rule; force. Maldistribution! They know one desire; to hold what is theirs.

That's the harm of Close Encounters: that it convinces tens of millions that that's what just science fiction is.

When asked for advice by beginners. Know your ending, I say, or the river of your story may finally sink into the desert sands and never reach the sea.

There is no belief, however foolish, that will not gather its faithful adherents who will defend it to the death.

If you have talent, you will receive some measure of success - but only if you persist.