I am also a Kentucky Colonel and an Honorary Mayor of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, among other things.

Decadence is wonderful.

I have long been active in and supportive of conservation and historical preservation causes.

No, I don't autograph blank slips, checks, or stickers, and certainly no books without me in them.

I am a registered Democrat (there are only two Republicans in Maryland and they're both in office) and two-time unsuccessful candidate for office myself.

You can’t be a non-conformist if you don’t wear the proper uniform.

...it is in the very fundamentals of evil that one always condemns it when they see it but rationalizes it when they do it.

If you got what it takes, you'll make it. If you don't, Shakespeare couldn't help you.

I do not read SF as much as I used to. It's too much like a busman's holiday.

I write novels and other things.

First, people don't read novels off screens, and they don't have a tendency to shell out real money for books when they don't retain anything physically for their money.

I am not in it for the success, I am in it for the victory...nothing less.

Lying is done with words, and also with silence.

Man is not a beast of burden, and the Sabbath is not for the purpose of enhancing the efficiency of his work.

The year was 2081, and everyone was finally equal.

Book depository is nothing new; there've been outlets selling books internationally via mail order for many decades - the only change is that it's now easier to find and use such services.

Music critics are part of the world, and I am part of the world.

As a writer who writes poetry, nonfiction, and fiction, I think it's important to always maintain a firm grasp on genre and ethics.

Wherever human beings are concerned, trend is not destiny.

Silence your critics. Ignore your haters. Delete your cynics.

As one of my older friends says, "Nostalgia just isn't what it used to be." Let's take a stab at it, anyway.