I like to smell things and look at things, and sometimes stay up all night, walking, and watch the sun rise.

A single face turned upward toward all Time One flesh, one ecstasy, one peace.

Do you ever wonder if--well, if there are people living on the third planet?' 'The third planet is incapable of supporting life,' stated the husband patiently. 'Our scientists have said there's far too much oxygen in their atmosphere.

People ask me to predict the future, when all I want to do is prevent it. Better yet, build it. Predicting the future is much too easy, anyway. You look at the people around you, the street you stand on, the visible air you breathe, and predict more of the same. To hell with more. I want better.

Write a thousand words a day and in three years you'll be a writer!

I have my favorite cat, who is my paperweight, on my desk while I am writing.

I have four daughters and eight grandchildren. My soul lives on in them. That's immortality. That's the only immortality I care about.