"Losing is not my enemy...fear of losing is my enemy."

Elegance in design comes from solving the right problem in the right way.

A writer is selected by his subject—his subject being the consciousness of his own era.

"The power of a good story is that it can transport you to another place, another time, and make you feel like you're part of something bigger."

If you can imagine a society in which the computer- robot is the only menial, you can imagine anything.