That's what so many people didn't understand about life. The real world is the one within the walls of homes; the outside world, of careers and politics and money and fame, that was the fake world, where nothing lasted, and things were real only to the extent they harmed or helped people inside their homes.

I listen to music constantly while writing.

Twisted and perverse are the ways of the human mind," Jane intoned. "Pinocchio was such a dolt to try to become a real boy. He was much better off with a wooden head.

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.

Nobody ever completely means what they say. Even when they think they're telling the truth, there's always something hidden behind their words.

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

Life is full of grief, to exactly the degree we allow ourselves to love other people.