It may be important to write a book that doesn't come up to what I would like to have rather than to write no book at all.

The sooner we can separate salvageable skeptics from self-righteous absolutists, the sooner we can move along.

To the Chasmites, truth is determined by how well it fits their expectations, and doesn't that sound familiar? They have consistently refused to have a god contest, and I fear they will have to encounter the godlet rather forcibly before they believe there is anything there at all.

Other people's risks are statistical. When it's your risk, your own child, it isn't statistical anymore.

It may be important to write a book that doesn't come up to what I would like to have rather than to write no book at all.

The sidesaddle was designed to protect a maiden's virginity, while risking the maiden's neck. Rather much for rather little, I thought.

There are writers who say they have no social responsibility except to write a good book, but that doesn't satisfy me.