Working on a new idea is kind of like getting married. Then a new idea comes along and you think, 'Man, I'd really like to go out with her.' But you can't. At least not until the old idea is finished.

Oh Christ, he groaned to himself, if this is the stuff adults have to think about I never want to grow up

I think that's what people most always do with the stuff they can't make out - just forget it.

Things were going very fast now. Too fast to suit him. Fantasy and reality had merged.

I think you're a taker. You've always been one. It's like God left some part of you out when He built you inside of me.

You pay for what you get, you own what you pay for... and sooner or later whatever you own comes back home to you.

I think it is harder to write a story that appeals to the intellect. But, when you tie onto one, you can do it quite deeply. It really depends on the type of idea you have to begin with.