"People ask where writers get ideas. Take my advice. Some cool, clear night, drive to a country place where city light…"

"Jane leaned back against the counter and stared at the ceiling. At the traditional location of God, no matter what th…"

"If you're up against a smart opponent, make him think himself to death."

"Trade isn't about goods. Trade is about information. Goods sit in the warehouse until information moves them."

"Average people didn't analyze what they thought: they thought they thought, and half of it was gut reaction."

"Given ignorance in the mix, stupidity was at least as common in politics as astute maneuvering;"

"Inevitably the party trying to resolve a matter had to contend with the party most willing to exploit it."

"For me the purest and truest art in the world is science fiction."

"Poisoning rarely happens in a well-managed kitchen."

"What the probe had found was a star with reasonable possibilities for encouraging life; a belt of debris, including p…"