Tolerance, like any aspect of peace, is forever a work in progress, never completed, and, if we're as intelligent as we like to think we are, never abandoned.

Belief initiates and guides action - or it does nothing.

I think people really need to think what it's like to have all of society arrayed against you.

First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you're inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won't. Habit is persistence in practice.

Positive obsession is about not being able to stop just because you're afraid and full of doubts. Positive obsession is dangerous. It's about not being able to stop at all.

Be who you are and not who someone else thinks you ought to be.

The thing about science fiction is that it's totally wide open. But it's wide open in a conditional way.