The world is always a democracy in times of flux, and the man with the best voice will win.

I realized that everything important in sci-fi showed up in the magazines first. It's the proving ground for new writers and new ideas.

He jumped at the Giants face, clambered up his lip and nose, and began to dig in the Giant's eye.

I don't hate you, I love you, you're part of myself, you're my heart and when you go it's my heart torn out and carried away--

I've lived too long with pain. I won't know who I am without it

You accomplish exactly as much as the people who serve you decide you'll accomplish and nothing more.

'I could kill you like this,' Peter whispered. 'Just press and press until you're dead'.