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

"We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings."

"My mind is a muddle. I can't write a coherent sentence. I'm going to go eat a cookie."

"I don't believe in magic. I believe in reality."

"Science fiction is not predictive; it is descriptive."