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

How long it takes to write a book depends on its length.

An SF author who reads only SF will have little new to contribute, but someone with a broader experience will bring more to the table.

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.

It's a tough job to tell a story when the audience already knows the ending, and the ending is bleak.

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.

Everything that you read is an influence on everything you write, and you want to draw as many elements into your work as you can.