Selling a book or story has never become absolutely automatic for me.

I think dry nanotechnology is probably a dead-end.

If all else fails, there's always print or web zines.

If we suppose that many natural phenomena are in effect computations, the study of computer science can tell us about the kinds of natural phenomena that can occur.

Lately I’ve been working to convince myself that everything is a computation.

A computation is a process that obeys finitely describable rules.

Computations are everywhere, once you begin to look at things in a certain way.

All living things are gnarly, in that they inevitably do things that are much more complex than one might have expected.

The world is magic. Science is but an insipid style of sorcery.

Traditional science is all about finding shortcuts.

At present, however, I don't think the Net is a very good medium for books, books should really be inexpensive lightweight paperbacks you can bang around.

Love is a strong seed, planted in my soul of kindness to grow the plants compassion and flowers of happiness.

Don't judge a book by its cover

Pink is supposed to weaken your enemies, make them go soft on you, which must be why it's used for baby girls. It's a wonder the military hasn't got on to this.

Stop longing.You poison today’s ease, reaching always for tomorrow.

Now I'm kind of established as a director, I much prefer directing to writing.

Our ancestors used to play with snakes, we play with mouse.

In the old days, people robbed stagecoaches and knocked off armored trucks. Now they're knocking off servers.

There comes a point in a relationship when you realize that you trust someone enough to let them keep their secrets.

Knowing you are one with all, you find yourself in love with all.

That inward eye/ Which is the bliss of solitude.