"I don't believe in utopia. I believe in progress. I believe in making things better, little by little."

"Don't think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It's self-conscious, and anything self-conscious is lousy. You can't try to do things. You just must do things."

"Science fiction is a good way to tell the truth. I'm not interested in science fiction for its own sake. I'm interested in using it as a way to say something important."

"I'm not a guru. I'm a guy who loves to write. That's all."

"I don't think there's anything wrong with being a little bit crazy. All the best people are."