All novels are fantasies. Some are more honest about it.

You never learn how to write a novel. You just learn how to write the novel that you're writing.

Imagine a man who stands before a mirror; a stone strikes it, and it falls to ruin all in an instant. And the man learns that he is himself, and not the mirrored man he had believed himself to be.

People don't want other people to be people.

Weak people believe what is forced on them. Strong people what they wish to believe, forcing that to be real.

Knowledge is soon changed, then lost in the mist, an echo half-heard.

My definition of good literature is that which can be read by an educated reader, and reread with increased pleasure.

There is no limit to stupidity. - Space itself is said to be bounded by its own curvature, but stupidity continues beyond infinity.

Ambiguity is necessary in some of my stories, not in all. In those, it certainly contributes to the richness of the story. I doubt that thematic closure is never attainable.

Evolution teaches us the original purpose of language was to ritualize men's threats and curses, his spells to compel the gods; communication came later.

All time exists. That is the truth.... If the future did not exist now, how could we journey toward it? If the past does not exist still, how could we leave it behind?

When insulted by injustice, face it, stand up against it and demand your right and justice.

It is not enough to speak but to speak truth

The power of lack can trigger so many actions and things! We do because we lack something! We act because we need something!

The child supplies the power but the parents have to do the steering.

No man gives anything acceptable to God until has has first given himself in love and sacrifice.

Its going to be interesting to see how society deals with artificial intelligence, but it will definitely be cool.

Why, I make more money than-than-than Calvin Coolidge, put together!

I used to think I was a little unstable, and then I met every girl I've ever dated.

The mind that's conscious of its rectitude, Laughs at the lies of rumor.

I've been proud to work on some really great children's shows, but they are not my only interest.