Some people possess talent, others are possessed by it. When that happens, a talent becomes a curse.

The tools of conquest do not necessarily come with bombs and explosions and fallout. There are weapons that are simply thoughts, attitudes, prejudices . . . . And the pity of it is that these things cannot be confined to the Twilight Zone.

Not since the British raided Cologne had so many bombs landed in such a small space in such a short time.

I don't believe in reincarnation. That's a cop-out, I know. I don't really want to be reincarnated.

Being like everybody is the same as being nobody.

Most shows, buying shows, have a standard fee for the first shot of the writer and if you have a very militant agent, I suppose he might jack it up four percent or something. But in essence, you sell for what is the going rate.

If you're really a good writer and deserve that honored position, then by God, you'll write, and you'll be read, and you'll be produced somehow. It just works that way. If you're just a simple ordinary day-to-day craftsman, no different than most, then the likelihood is that you probably won't make it in writing.