Fantasies are things that can't happen, and science fiction is about things that can happen.

Treasure this day and Treasure yourself, truly, neither will ever happen again.

Don't talk about it; write.

Monday burn Millay, Wednesday Whitman, Friday Faulkner, burn 'em to ashes, then burn the ashes. That's our official slogan.

What should I do?" "Throw up in your typewriter every morning." "Yeah." "Clean up every noon.

Science fiction is a great way to pretend you are writing about the future when in reality you are attacking the recent past and the present. You can criticize communists, racists, fascists or any other clear and present danger, and they can't imagine you are writing about them.

I don't believe in colleges and universities.