I always turn in my books on time, so you can always count on a book coming out when it's supposed to.

I'm talking to you and it's basically a direct communication, whereas if I'm writing a letter to you and you read the letter, there are like 12 extra deconstruction and reconstruction steps in the communication.

I had a minor in Russian history, and this was at the time when the big Cold War was going on.

My wife and I are involved in writing/publishing/promotion twenty-four/seven. It isn't a day job; it's life.

There is grand romance in The Lord of the Rings. It's an important part of epic literature.

No, no, no - you don't argue with concepts. You have to claim Dogma, and therefore leave no room for rational thought.

I mean, I wasn't stupid. I knew we'd make money and sell a lot of Dune books.