Stories are like assholes. Everybody's got one and most of 'em stink.

One aspect of serendipity to bear in mind is that you have to be looking for something in order to find something else.

I can't persuade myself that one of the problems facing the planet today might be a shortage of books by me.

Serendipity. Look for something, find something else, and realize that what you've found is more suited to your needs than what you thought you were looking for.

Why on earth should I care whether people read me with their eyes or their ears?

I haven't got anything against cats. I haven't got anything against elk either, but that doesn't mean I'm going to keep one in the store so I'll have a place to hang my hat.

I never know what I'm going to write next, and when I think I do I usually turn out to be mistaken.