I think any writer keeps going back to some basic theme. Sometimes it's autobiographical. I guess it usually is. Joe Haldeman autobiographicalbackbasic Change image and share on social
I don't think I would have written a combat novel if I had just had peacetime military training. I think, in fact, I probably would have remained a poet and just written a short story every now and then. Joe Haldeman combatfactmilitary share on social
One hopes that they'll never be able to use mind control weapons, because we're all done for if that happens. I don't want military people, or political people, to have that type of power over those of us who just get by from day to day. Joe Haldeman controldayhope share on social
Most science fiction is about white men who are 25 to 30, who are very smart, who face a physical problem and solve it. Joe Haldeman facefictionman Change image and share on social
I suspect that war will become obsolete only when something worse supercedes it. Joe Haldeman badlyobsoletesupercede Change image and share on social
I met Heinlein after 'The Forever War' had won the Hugo and Nebula Awards. He shook my hand and said he loved the book so much, he'd read it three times. Joe Haldeman awardbookforever Change image and share on social
Hemingway was a jerk. I mean he was really a great jerk. He was a good writer, and he did all sorts of things that I would never have the courage to do, but I don't think I'd enjoy being in the same room with him. He's not my kind of person. Joe Haldeman courageenjoygood share on social
It's fair to say that white America wouldn't have elected an African-American president without the integrating effect of black music - from Louis Armstrong to hip-hop - and black drama and fiction, commercial as much as 'serious.' Joe Haldeman africanamericaamerican share on social
No person can escape Einsteinian relativity, and no soldier or veteran can escape the trauma of war's dislocation. Joe Haldeman dislocationeinsteinianescape Change image and share on social
