Some of my ideas were shot down by Lucasfilm because they stepped on territory that has been reserved for the movies. I didn't have a problem with that.

When state and religion are one, religion becomes a means for the powerful to remain in power.

I'm not afraid of werewolves or vampires or haunted hotels, I'm afraid of what real human beings to do other real human beings.

Science fiction readers probably have the gene for novelty, and seem to enjoy a cascade of invention as much as a writer enjoys providing one.

Being a writer was never a choice, it was an irresistible compulsion.

If you can find collaborators whose strengths compliment your own, the result can be more than the sum of its authors.

I've experienced writer's block, but never for more than a few days.