People in a cluster are bound to each other automatically, and can see each other automatically.

I've changed my mind. I've decided that at the end I want to be cremated and my ashes scattered over someone I don't like.

The quality of our thoughts is bordered on all sides by our facility with language.

The problem with writing a monthly book is that you're going through your work like a man running for a bus, red-faced and out of breath. There isn't time for reflection or critical self-examination.

Here's the miracle: I grew up thinking, 'Wouldn't it be great to write 'Superman' someday? Wouldn't it be great to create my own show, or work on 'Lensman,' or 'Forbidden Planet?'' Those were very literally the goals I set for myself, the dreams that I thought I didn't have a chance in hell of ever actually achieving. But it's happened.

If a person with a bullet in Dallas can change the world, imagine a person with an idea could do.

Writers write for one reason: to create an emotion in the reader, to reach across and make them feel something. You want a reaction. Yeah, it's nicer when the reaction is to throw flowers than it is to throw brickbats, but you have to accept both equally.