I couldn't help wondering if that was what God put me on Earth for--to find out how much a man could take without breaking.

I love cell phones. I see people so happy and proud, walking around. Gesturing, you know. I'm like Karl Marx, I'm up for anything that makes people happy.

I was clasified as a 'Science Fiction' writer simply because I wrote about Schenectady.

Make love when you can. It's good for you.

Being American is to eat a lot of beef steak, and boy, we've got a lot more beef steak than any other country, and that's why you ought to be glad you're an American. And people have started looking at these big hunks of bloody meat on their plates, you know, and wondering what on earth they think they're doing.

I myself grew up when radio was very important. I'd come home from school and turn on the radio. There were funny comedians and wonderful music, and there were plays. I used to pass time with radio.

Talent is extremely common. What is rare is the willingness to endure the life of the writer.