What is an evil man? The man is evil who coerces obedience to his private ends, destroys beauty, produces pain, extinguishes life.

But I'm so slow on it because I find it terribly hard writing blind on computers. The computer speaks to me, but it's just so slow, I'm so terribly slow using it.

I was an omnivore at reading, so that everything I ever read contributed.

But, for instance, when I was awfully young, I read all the Oz books. They were an enormous influence on me.

The universe is eight billion years old, the last two billion of which have produced intelligent life. During this time not one hour of absolute equity has prevailed.

Happiness is fugitive; dissatisfaction and boredom are real.

Well, I think everything I've ever read contributes to the background from which I write.