That is why we dread children, even if we love them. They show us the state of our decay.

Whatever creativity is, it is in part a solution to a problem.

It is at night... that the mind is most clear, that we are most able to hold all our life in the palm of our skull.

There are two kinds of writer: those that make you think, and those that make you wonder.

When childhood dies, its corpses are called adults and they enter society, one of the politer names of hell. That is why we dread children, even if we love them, they show us the state of our decay.

Relax, enjoy yourself. Have another drink. It's patriotic to overconsume.

Civilization is the distance man has placed between himself and his excreta.

Feedback is a pleasant thing. I get a lot of letters from unexpected people in unexpected places.

Why had I become a writer in the first place? Because I wasn't fit for society; I didn't fit into the system.

When childhood dies, its corpses are called adults.

My briefest ever definition of science fiction is 'Hubris clobbered by Nemesis.'

Life can be like a roller coaster with its ups and downs. What matters is whether you are keeping your eyes open or closed during the ride and who is next to you.

It was about a girl who helps an ugly old woman who turns out to be a good fairy in disguise. Inner values versus shallow appearances.

Love without sacrifice is like theft

Alas! Man's vices, horrible as they are supposed to be, contain the positive proof of his taste for the infinite.

I really love fan art, which I get sent a lot of. I really, really get a lot of. I get a kick out of it.

Sweet intercourse of looks and smiles; for smiles from reason flow.

Be sure the safest rule is that we should not dare to live in any scene in which we dare not die.

Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) has called for an audit of the Pentagon, so that we finally have some transparency and accountability in how DoD spends taxpayer dollars.

It’s not enough to wish, it’s not enough to dream, it’s not enough to promise. We must do.

Never slap a man who's chewing tobacco. Never kick a cow chip on a hot day. Never miss a good chance to shut up.