Amazed, Fat said, "She's decomposing and yet she's still giving birth?" "Only to monsters," Dr. Stone said.

The unconscious is selective, when it learns what to listen for.

I never liked the idea of doing what a machine says. I hate having to salute something built in a factory.

What is possible and what is not possible is not objectively known but is, rather, a subjective belief on the part of the author and of the reader.

I am a reader. I am a writer. People assume I do these things to escape. You couldn't be more right. I'm escaping a world I don't like. A world I have no control in. In this world, I am nothing. I am a color, a height, a weight, a number. But in the world of books and writing, I am amazing. I am powerful. I am different. People are better. Worlds are endless. Change is possible. Life is manageable.

If you think this Universe is bad, you should see some of the others.

What constitutes the authentic human being?