I love science fiction, always have, always will. But it’s the kind of science fiction that I love which I think is an important distinction.

It was unhealthy to get too attached. Such things were best reserved for people who had a life expectancy

When the universe presented unexpected gifts to the undeserving, how else were they to react, except with sheer paranoia?

It seems to me that God would not have endowed us with a mind and a sense of curiosity if he did not mean for us to use it.

There are no injuries that run so deep that one can't add insult to them and make them feel even worse.

Rosa Hubermann was sitting on the edge of the bed with her husband's accordion tied to her chest. Her fingers hovered above the keys. She did not move. She didn't ever appear to be breathing.

My particular grief Is of so flood-gate and o'erbearing nature That it engluts and swallows other sorrows, And it is still itself.

Would you like to hear about the fascinating things lizards can do if you chew off their tails?

The great climb mountains

When I design a building, I'm making sure you and I can get to the front door, there's enough of a threshold for entry, and that the rooms are in a logical sequence.

You are the guy who'll decide where to go.

Nobodys perfect. And if you think they are, youre sadly mistaken.

People will tell you that you cant do it, no matter what you are trying to do, so you just have to really keep at it.

Creating success is a tug of war between your mind and your heart-your fears and your dreams. If your fears win, you lose.

The heart of a man to the heart of a maid- Light of my tents, be fleet- Morning awaits at the end of the world, And the world is all at our feet.