Life is a means of extracting fiction.

It's all about letting the story take over.

What is worst about America was acted out. What is best in America doesn't export.

That's the great thing about literature -- it makes the world less lonely.

When rewriting, move quickly. It's a little like cutting your own hair.

It’s hard to stay away from religion when you mess with acid.

You should let dialogue get as nearly out of control as you can. Characters should say what they say to each other instead of what they mean to say. The worst purpose of dialogue is to elicit information: "You know why we're out on this space station, Carruthers - to save the universe!"