...the essence of the evil government is that it anticipates bad conduct on the part of its citizens. Any government which assumes that the population is going to do something evil has already lost its franchise to govern.

You know what the doctor said to me to cheer me up?" Fat said. "There are worse diseases than cancer." "Did he show you slides?" We both laughed. When you are nearly crazy with grief, you laugh at what you can.

No matter how long a log stays in the water, it doesn't become a crocodile.

Insanity - to have to construct a picture of one's life, by making inquiries of others.

Perhaps if you know you are insane then you are not insane. Or you are becoming sane, finally.

Science fiction writers, I am sorry to say, really do not know anything.

Everything in life is just for a while.