The whole point of extravagance is to act like a fool and feel like a fool, but enjoy it.

Make it a human war,' she said fiercely. 'You're the first not to be deceived by my looks. Oh God! The boredom of the chivalrous knights and their milk-maid passion for the fairy tale princess. But I'm not like that ... inside. I'm not. I'm not. Never. Make it a savage war between us. Don't win me ... destroy me!

And the bar tender says to Renee Descartes, "Another beer?" And Descartes says, "I think not," and disappears

I'm not much interested in extrapolating science and technology; I merely use extrapolation as a means of putting people into new quandaries which produce colorful pressures and conflicts.

Most science fiction, quite frankly, is silly nonsense.

I'm a great believer in people and their untapped potential.