A trail without beginning has no end. — Marion Zimmer Bradley

"The horror genre—which I define as “perfectly horrible things happen to perfectly nice people for no reason at all.”"

"Science fiction encourages us to explore... all the futures, good and bad, that the human mind can envision."

"Often, in writing, granting the basic skill of writing a literate English sentence—which can no longer be taken for granted even in college graduates—all it takes is determination."

"I suspect music is the only profession harder than writing in which to make a living."

"If you can’t be inconspicuous, be so damned conspicuous that nobody can miss you. And that in itself is a fair concealment. How many people can accurately describe a street riot?"

"A story with no moral isnt worth writing; a story with no plot isnt worth reading. And if people get your point before they get your story, you are to hire a soapbox instead."