 I am a writer and always was; being a writer is an integral part of my identity. Being published, being well regarded, is a component of that identity. |
| Civilization is the distance man has placed between himself and his excreta. |
| Science fiction is no more written for scientists that ghost stories are written for ghosts. |
| I can't help believing that these things that come from the subconscious mind have a sort of truth to them. It may not be a scientific truth, but it's psychological truth. |
| When childhood dies, its corpses are called adults. Topics: Childhood |
| Feedback is a pleasant thing. I get a lot of letters from unexpected people in unexpected places. |
| Keep violence in the mind where it belongs. |
| Whatever creativity is, it is in part a solution to a problem. |
| It is comparatively easy to become a writer; staying a writer, resisting formulaic work, generating one's own creativity - that's a much tougher matter. |
