The IQ of a mob is the IQ of its dumbest member divided by the number of mobsters.

I was a very keen reader of science fiction, and during the time I was going to libraries, it was good, written by people who knew their science.

But that was just it - hate was exactly the right word. Hate is a force of attraction. Hate is just love with its back turned.

The reason that clichés become clichés is that they are the hammers and screwdrivers in the toolbox of communication.

When you stand between two mirrors you're spread out among the images, your whole soul is pulled out thin, and somewhere in the distant images a dark part of you might get out and come looking for you, if you aren't careful.

They say that the eyes of some paintings can follow you around the room, a fact that I doubt, but I am wondering whether some music can follow you for ever.

The Battle of Koom Valley is the only one known to history where both sides ambushed each other.