It is perfectly okay to write garbage – as long as you edit brilliantly..

Science fiction is a dialogue, a tennis match, in which the Idea is volleyed from one side of the net to the other. Ridiculous to say that someone 's….

Ignorance killed the cat; curiosity was framed!.

There are three kinds of people I've found: those who think the universe is good, those who believe it's corrupt, and those who don't want to think a….

I most fear stupid people. Stupid people will do anything. Truly smart people will do only what is logical for them to do..

Trade isn't about goods. Trade is about information. Goods sit in the warehouse until information moves them..

Average people didn't analyze what they thought: they thought they thought, and half of it was gut reaction..

Honor to the earth," the abbot said, "honor to the dead in the passing of the year; honor to the living, in the coming of the new. A Great Year passe….

Poisoning rarely happens in a well-managed kitchen..

Culture is how biology responds and makes its living conditions better..

My worlds are complex, and often suggest more than one story..

I do not think any SFWA communication should come anywhere NEAR the internet..

If you're up against a smart opponent, make him think himself to death..

The warrior may fight for gold or for an immediate gain, or for something to take home for the winter to feed the family. The soldier is part of a mo….

Never start a war with something you can't talk to..

A year of ending and beginning, a year of loss and finding... and all of you were with me through the storm. I drink your health, your wealth, your f….

Jane leaned back against the counter and stared at the ceiling. At the traditional location of God, no matter what the planet..

For me the purest and truest art in the world is science fiction..

Remember, constantly, that when you talk about 'tense of a subjunctive,' you're not talking about time. You're slipping through degrees of reality..

Watch out for a man whose enemies keep disappearing..

Deal with the Devil if the Devil has a constituency - and don't complain about the heat..