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.

When you can raise (a snowmaking gun) higher above the snow, the water droplets have a longer time to freeze read more

When you can raise (a snowmaking gun) higher above the snow, the water droplets have a longer time to freeze before they hit the ground, ... That takes less energy, and we've noticed a significant efficiency with them. Really, our goal is to be more efficient. This equipment gives us a better air-to-water ratio that allows us to put more product out there at marginal temperatures.

Half of my fun is procuring (sculpture materials), getting (them) back here and seeing what fits together.

Half of my fun is procuring (sculpture materials), getting (them) back here and seeing what fits together.

That was encouraging for me.

That was encouraging for me.

He's coming off the ball well, and he's always got that quick first step on you.

He's coming off the ball well, and he's always got that quick first step on you.

Intellects whose desires have outstripped their understanding.

Intellects whose desires have outstripped their understanding.

And it is easy to believe you are not good enough if you listen to everybody else.

And it is easy to believe you are not good enough if you listen to everybody else.

Oh! this opponent, this collaborator against your will, whose notion of beauty always differs from yours and whose means are read more

Oh! this opponent, this collaborator against your will, whose notion of beauty always differs from yours and whose means are often too limited for active assistance to your intentions!

Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, I've always felt that a person's intelligence read more

Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, I've always felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic.