I miss the comraderie of live television - the fact that you were on the set, you worked closely with the director and the cast, that I miss. But, no….

The writer's role is to menace the public's conscience. He must have a position, a point of view. He must see the arts as a vehicle of social critici….

Now death is with us in such abundance and hovers over us in so massive a form that we don't have time to invent a mythology, nor is our creativity d….

There are weapons that are simply thoughts. For the record, prejudices can kill and suspicion can destroy..

Not since the British raided Cologne had so many bombs landed in such a small space in such a short time..

All the Dachaus must remain standing. The Dachaus, the Belsens, the Buchenwalds, the Auschwitzes - all of them. They must remain standing because the….

Bias and prejudice make me angry...more than anything..

But it makes you wonder, doesn't it? Just how normal are we? Just who are the people we nod our hellos to as we pass on the street? A rather good que….

Do I want to start my own production company? No, I doubt it. I'm too old for that. I don't want to start anything..

Apparently on the screen I look tall, ageless, and damned close to omniscient-delivering jeopardy-laden warnings through gritted teeth. But when peop….

In terms of screenwriting adaptations it's trying to cut out stuff that's extraneous, without doing damage to the original piece, because you owe a d….

You can become much more independent, much more courageous with a bank account. And also, much more independent and self-reliant when you know you ha….

There are millions of ways to not be writing. You say you're not in the mood, you'll pick it up tomorrow..

Fantasy is the impossible made probable. Science Fiction is the improbable made possible..

When I first went into freelancing, I think there was a period of about eight months when nothing happened. Everything that I wrote crumbled up, and ….

The Chancellor, the late Chancellor, was only partly correct, he was obsolete. But so was the State, the entity he worshipped. Any state, any entity,….

Just drawing back and drawing in; becoming narcissistic..

I'm afraid that if I started to ponder who I am and what I am, I might not like what I find..

How can you put on a meaningful drama when every fifteen minutes proceedings are interrupted by twelve dancing rabbits with toilet paper?.

I think Willa Cather did a short story called "Paul's Case," and in it, when he finally commits suicide, it says, "He surrendered to the black design….

Personally, my daughter's wedding gave me a tremendous pleasure..