There were problems with having a reputation like his. Folks either wanted your hide or wanted you to save theirs. There was never any happy, indifferent middle ground.

Thinking sure could get a fellow in a lot of trouble. Almost as much as opening his big gabber and sticking his muddy foot in it.

They say 'Chaos is the ally of the desperate man, ' and I reckon it applies to dwarves and snot-nosed boys too. Let's test is at the front gate, shall we?

Where are you?” she whispered. “Have you abandoned us?”..."Listen, little Songkeeper, " the voice whispered, and I will sing you a Song.

My developing sense was that the foundation of a story is an emotional foundation. If a story does not work emotionally, it does not work at all.

Next to creating a life the finest thing a man can do is save one.

The world knew you before you knew the world.

When you finally understand the universe, it will not only be stranger than you imagine, it will be stranger than you can imagine.

We are hungry for things that have touched human hands.

Whatever is subject to origination is all subject to cessation.

My philosophy: find what it is you want to say, walk in the room, say it, and get the hell out.

My life is more important. At this point in my life I'm alone. I don't think about it a lot.

The human brain is the god of technological innovation.

Some guys just slip under the radar.