In the beginning, God created the heavens and the Earth, " the long out-of-print science fiction writer went on.

There is a tragic flaw in our precious constitution, and I don't know what can be done to fix it. This is it: Only nut cases want to be president.

Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before.

Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you've been to college.

Being a Humanist means trying to behave decently without expectation of rewards or punishment after you are dead.

One of the few good things about modern times: If you die horribly on television, you will not have died in vain. You will have entertained us.

A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.

Here we are, trapped in the amber of the moment. There is no why.

Music is, to me, proof of the existence of God. It is so extraordinarily full of magic, and in tough times of my life I can listen to music and it makes such a difference.

Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance.

We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.

I'm willing to grind, endure & suffer to wake that beast within me, to grow, accomplish & win.

We are not going to be able to operate our Spaceship Earth successfully nor for much longer unless we see it as a whole spaceship and our fate as common. It has to be everybody or nobody.

The precondition to freedom is security.

Don't just dream big; follow through.

[A knuckleball is] a curve ball that doesn't give a damn.

I never could make out what those damned dots meant.

Love is joy. Don't convince yourself that suffering is a part of it.

We are our own greatest surprise.

The expression on my face - who on earth would be interested in that? All that I have to say is to be found in my works. (On being photographed)

I have a very commercial appetite. I don't like to do high-brow things.