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

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

It is remarkable, Hardin, how the religion of science has grabbed hold.

When I sit down at the typewriter, I write. Someone once asked me if I had a fixed routine before I start, like setting up exercises, sharpening pencils, or having a drink of orange juice. I said, "No, the only thing I do before I start writing is to make sure that I'm close enough to the typewriter to reach the keys."

Inspect every piece of pseudoscience and you will find a security blanket.

Naturally, since [the Sumerians] didn't know what caused the flood anymore than we do, they blamed the gods. (That's the advantage of religion. You're never short an explanation for anything.)

The significant chemicals of living tissue are rickety and unstable, which is exactly what is needed for life.