I hope I am remembered by my children as a good father.

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But in the meantime I became accustomed to the writing life and it would be...

But in the meantime I became accustomed to the writing life and it would be...

Among my most prized possessions are words that I have never spoken.

Among my most prized possessions are words that I have never spoken.

I say this as a Democrat, for whom the Republican domination of government threatens many...

I say this as a Democrat, for whom the Republican domination of government threatens many...

Your work is first, learning is first, winning is everything because without it there is...

Your work is first, learning is first, winning is everything because without it there is...

Laws against homosexual behavior should remain on the books.

Laws against homosexual behavior should remain on the books.

My favourite all-time work of fiction: Lord of the Rings. My favourite all-time nonfiction book:...

My favourite all-time work of fiction: Lord of the Rings. My favourite all-time nonfiction book:...

Writing sessions can last an hour or sixteen hours, depending on how it's going.

Writing sessions can last an hour or sixteen hours, depending on how it's going.

Unemployment is capitalism's way of getting you to plant a garden.

Unemployment is capitalism's way of getting you to plant a garden.

I have lived in the only decades I could have lived in, and hope to...

I have lived in the only decades I could have lived in, and hope to...

And enough for me that when my hand touched your shoulder, you leaned on me;...

And enough for me that when my hand touched your shoulder, you leaned on me;...

It's the middle class that feels the luxury of being able to have causes.

It's the middle class that feels the luxury of being able to have causes.

One mind can think only of its own questions; it rarely surprises itself.

One mind can think only of its own questions; it rarely surprises itself.

In all my study of history, I have never found a time or place I...

In all my study of history, I have never found a time or place I...

Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man stupid and blind in the eyes

Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man stupid and blind in the eyes

The best thing about my job, though, is stopping at the end of the day...

The best thing about my job, though, is stopping at the end of the day...

I am especially grateful, however, to have known the fifties, before we began to poison...

I am especially grateful, however, to have known the fifties, before we began to poison...

I realized that everything important in sci-fi showed up in the magazines first. It's the...

I realized that everything important in sci-fi showed up in the magazines first. It's the...

My college training was primarily in theatre, with an eye to becoming a director, actor,...

My college training was primarily in theatre, with an eye to becoming a director, actor,...

The lies we live will always be confessed in the stories that we tell.

The lies we live will always be confessed in the stories that we tell.

I listen to music constantly while writing.

I listen to music constantly while writing.