It is a terrible thing, this kindess that human beings do not lose. Terrible, because when we are finally naked in the dark and cold, it is all we have. We who are so rich, so full of strength, we end up with that small change. We have nothing else to give.

If science fiction is the mythology of modern technology, then its myth is tragic.

One of the things [fiction] does is lead you to recognize what you did not know before.

Truth is a matter of the imagination.

Nobody who says, ‘I told you so’ has ever been, or will ever be, a hero.

The reader can't take much for granted in a fiction where the scenery can eat the characters.

The hunger of a dragon is slow to wake, but hard to sate.