We've already established whoever is writing us is an asshole.

If the universe is bigger and stranger than I can imagine, it's best to meet it with an empty bladder.

My marriage had its ups and downs like anyone's, but when it came down to it, I knew it was solid. I miss that sort of security, and that sort of connection with someone.

Never anger a sci-fi writer. These people destroy entire planets over lunch. Imagine what they'll do to you.

Fear sits and smiles and is predatory, immobile and silent and serene; an observer who conserves his energy and is content to wait.

I will not let my sales figures dictate what I say on the blog, because the blog is what I want to say.

There's a difference between the fact that the universe is inherently unfair on a cosmic level, and the fact that life is unfair because people are actively making it so.