"I think that science fiction is a metaphor. What is metaphor? Metaphor is a way of saying one thing and meaning another."

"We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings."

"What is the use of a book without pictures or conversations?"

"The greatest joy is to be yourself."

"We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend."