I think there's a necessity for some attachment to the spiritual world and, in a way, people really have to have it.

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

I was a radioman when I first went into the Navy, so I learned to type by taking Morse code. So I was using the typewriter from day one. My handwriting wasn't any good anyway.

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!"

You don't want to depend on an editor. If you want to regret something for the rest of your life, you want to make sure you're responsible for it.

Everybody's after a new morning. What do we have to run up and salute tomorrow?

It's easy to create a country, all you have to do is to think of a name for it