"The unread story is not a story; it is a sentence, a string of words, until it has been read. The reader is a collaborator."

"I write fantasy and science fiction because I want to describe the world as I see it, not as it is supposed to be."

"If you don’t like my ideas, please don’t read my books."

"We are all responsible for what we do, and what we don't do."

"The only way to make a difference is to be different."