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.

When childhood dies, its corpses are called adults.

Keep violence in the mind where it belongs.

Science fiction is no more written for scientists that ghost stories are written for ghosts.

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.

Feedback is a pleasant thing. I get a lot of letters from unexpected people in unexpected places.

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 and they enter society, one of the politer names of hell.

Whatever creativity is, it is in part a solution to a problem.