For me, I would rather read a good book, from a contented author. I don't really care what it takes to produce that.

People pursue things. As soon as they have them they run away from them.

I had started to feel that somewhere in the second half of the 20th century, the idea of page-turning as a good thing had been lost. You were getting books that were the equivalent of absolutely beautifully prepared dishes of food that didn't taste like anything much.

Crowley had been extremely impressed with the warranties offered by the computer industry, and had in fact sent a bundle Below to the department that drew up the Immortal Soul agreements, with a yellow memo form attached just saying: "Learn, guys..."

I love making things. I love building things. I love the idea that something's in the world that wasn't there before.

[I spent] much of my time reminding Matt Groening that I really need to be a head in a jar on Futurama.

I'm sure there's an alternate universe where I got to become a pulpy science fiction writer.