"I've been in love with the future all my life. I'm a futurist. I believe in space travel. I believe in all those things."

"We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out."

"I think the greatest joy in life is to create something new. To bring something into existence that didn't exist before."

"I think the world is going to hell in a handbasket. But I'm an optimist, so I think we can fix it."

"I'm a very selfish writer. I write for myself. I write to please myself. If other people like it, that's a bonus."