When, however, the lay public rallies round an idea that is denounced by distinguished but elderly scientists and supports that idea with great fervor and emotion - the distinguished but elderly scientists are then, after all, probably right.

The true artist is quite rational as well as imaginative and knows what he is doing; if he does not, his art suffers.

In theory, there is nothing the computer can do that the human mind can not do. The computer merely takes a finite amount of data and performs a finite number of operations upon them. The human mind can duplicate the process

Until I became a published writer, I remained completely ignorant of books on how to write and courses on the subject ... they would have spoiled my natural style; made me observe caution; would have hedged me with rules.

We all know we fall. Newton's discovery was that the moon falls, too-and by the same rule that we do.

It has always been my ambition to die in harness with my head face down on a keyboard and my nose caught between two of the keys.

I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them.