In Hindsight It May Even Seem Inevitable

In General, I Don't Know When Inspiration Will Pop Up.

A Civilization Has The Ethics It Can Afford

I'm Not Predicting; I Just Love Playing With Superconductors.

You Learn By Writing Short Stories. Keep Writing Short Stories. The Money's In Novels, But Writing Short Stories Keeps Your Writing Lean And Pointed.

The Reader Has Certain Rights. He Bought Your Story. Think Of This As An Implicit Contract. He's Entitled To Be Entertained, Instructed, Amused; Maybe All Three. If He Quits In The Middle, Or Puts The Book Down Feeling His Time Has Been Wasted, You're In Violation.