I've got five or six unpublished stories kicking around looking for somebody to buy them.

There is a technical, literary term for those who mistake the opinions and beliefs of characters in a novel for those of the author. The term is 'idiot'.

Hopeless causes are the only ones worth fighting for. The fight for the taxpayer is the most hopeless of them all.

Ethics change with technology.

One mark of a good officer, he remembered, was the ability to make quick decisions. If they happen to be right, so much the better.

The Unexpected always comes at the most awkward times.

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.