Bertrand Russell

Religion is something left over from the infancy of our intelligence, it will fade away as we adopt reason and science as our guidelines.

To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.

The fundamental defect of fathers, in our competitive society, is that they want their children to be a credit to them.

Most of my work has no conventional narrative, so it's not essential to have a beginning and an end - your attention can flow in and out of the experience rather than having a set entry point.

Be kind and considerate with your criticism... It's just as hard to write a bad book as it is to write a good book.

I'd never been to a science-fiction convention until I became a professional writer.