People have the right to call themselves whatever they like. That doesn't bother me. It's other people doing the calling that bothers me.

Here I was into astronomy, and here into anthropology, and there I go into geology. It was much more fun to be able to research and write about whatever I wanted to.

Religion kept some of my relatives alive, because it was all they had. If they hadn't had some hope of heaven, some companionship in Jesus, they probably would have committed suicide, their lives were so hellish.

A workshop is a way of renting an audience, and making sure you're communicating what you think you're communicating. It's so easy as a young writer to think you're been very clear when in fact you haven't.

In my years, I have seen that people must be their own gods and make their own good fortune. The bad will come or not come anyway.

Beware At war Or at peace, More people die Of unenlightened self-interest Than of any other disease

Once you grow past Mommy and Daddy coming running when you're hurt, you're really on your own. You're alone, and there's no one to help you.