In hindsight it may even seem inevitable that a socialist society will starve when it runs out of capitalists.

Fear is the brother of hate.

You learn by writing short stories. Keep writing short stories. The money's in novels, but writing short stories keeps your writing lean and pointed.

Spray a book with insect spray, drop it in a bag, add some mothballs and seal it. Put it in another bag and seal it. Another. The packages piled up on the floor, each a book sealed in four plastic envelopes.

The Product of Freedom and Security is a constant (F X S = k). Giving up freedom for security is beginning to look naive.

In a collaboration, each author will do 75% of the work.

Never be embarrassed or ashamed by anything you choose to write.