Don't talk about it; write.

Digression is the soul of wit. Take the philosophic asides away from Dante, Milton or Hamlet's father's ghost and what stays is dry bones.

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.

Every story I've written was written because I had to write it. Writing stories is like breathing for me; it is my life.

I shall remain on Mars and read a book.

I'm being ironic. Don't interrupt a man in the midst of being ironic, it's not polite. There!

You've got to love libraries. You've got to love books. You've got to love poetry. You've got to love everything about literature. Then, you can pick the one thing you love most and write about it.