"I don't believe in government. I believe in individuals. I believe in the power of one person to make a difference."

"My life has been a miracle. I'm a boy who never went to college, who never went to high school. I'm a boy who went to the library."

"I don't believe in utopia. I believe in progress. I believe in making things better, little by little."

"Quantity produces quality. If you only write a few things, you're doomed."

"I'm not a science fiction writer. I've only written one science fiction book in my life, and that's 'Fahrenheit 451.' All the others are fantasy."