Genius is an infinite capacity for pain.
Creativity is the ability to see relationships where none exist.
Sometimes the whole world is mud luscious and puddle wonderful
Science Fiction is a branch of children's literature.
America is a nation of liars, and for that reason science fiction has a special claim to be our national literature, as the art form best adapted to telling the lies we like to hear and to pretend we believe.
Poets are regarded as handicapped writers whose work must be treated with a tender condescension, such as one accords the athletic achievements of basketball players confined to wheelchairs.