If we can't alter the tide of events, at least we can be nearby with towels to mop up.

...They are merely scars, not mortal wounds and you must use them to propel you forward.

And to all of you, what it really comes down to is: If you're buying a book with my name on it, I feel I owe it to you to have it be the best book that I can make it.

We're all of us dying . . . from the moment we're born

Maybe science is just magic with delusions of lack of grandeur.

At conventions, one of the standard questions I get is, 'Are you writing any new novels?' To which I used to respond, in my smart-[alec] fashion, 'No, I've decided to write only old novels.'

If we can't alter the tide of events, at least we can be nearby with towels to mop up.