Isaac Asimov

I am the beneficiary of a lucky break in the genetic sweepstakes.

I am the beneficiary of a lucky break in the genetic sweepstakes.

I sit here and think, with more than a little astonishment, that I have been writing and publishing Science Fiction read more

I sit here and think, with more than a little astonishment, that I have been writing and publishing Science Fiction now for just three-eighths of a century. This isn't bad for someone who only admits to being in his late youth- or a little over thirty, if pinned down.

Jokes of the proper kind, properly told, can do more to enlighten questions of politics, philosophy, and literature than any read more

Jokes of the proper kind, properly told, can do more to enlighten questions of politics, philosophy, and literature than any number of dull arguments.

Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night.

Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night.

If the doctor told me I had six minutes to live, I'd type a little faster.

If the doctor told me I had six minutes to live, I'd type a little faster.