There are a lot of idiots in this country, and they deserve representation as much as the next man.

To a great extent, I still write for myself, write what amuses me. Fortunately, I have a quirky sort of strange sense of humor that appeals to other people and that's good. I still sort of write for myself though there are some areas of the book I feel I have to put in and I feel I have to deliver.

The best plans are always the simplest.

You have many fine qualities that I admire. But you are out of time. You should have been born a century ago, when values such as yours meant something.

People who read my books have an open mind when it comes to new, bizarre, interesting and exciting ideas.

Yes, and imagine a world where there were no hypothetical situations.

Do you really think you'd win a PR war against a bunch of committed librarians?' He thought about this, but he knew I was right. The libraries were a treasured institution and so central to everyday life that government and commerce rarely did anything that might upset them.Some say they were more powerful than the military, or, if not, they were certainly quieter. As they say: Don't mess with librarians. Only they use a stronger word than 'mess'.