That wasn't the end of it, either. This man and his lady friend, that I knew nothing about before this, read more

That wasn't the end of it, either. This man and his lady friend, that I knew nothing about before this, came to the shelter and offered me a way out.

Often, taking stock takes place in the context of a crisis. This is maybe a not-so-painful way to do it.

Often, taking stock takes place in the context of a crisis. This is maybe a not-so-painful way to do it.

If we mean to have heroes, statesmen and philosophers, we should have learned women.

If we mean to have heroes, statesmen and philosophers, we should have learned women.

Don't worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are any good, you'll have to ram them down people's read more

Don't worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are any good, you'll have to ram them down people's throats.

It's a different matter with sheep. Once their wool is waterlogged, they drown.

It's a different matter with sheep. Once their wool is waterlogged, they drown.

Accident counts for as much in companionship as in marriage.

Accident counts for as much in companionship as in marriage.

The trouble with this country is that there are too many politicians who believe, with a conviction based on experience, read more

The trouble with this country is that there are too many politicians who believe, with a conviction based on experience, that you can fool all of the people all of the time

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.

I thought Pat (Connolly) threw well for us, but you can't win games fielding the way we did. This one read more

I thought Pat (Connolly) threw well for us, but you can't win games fielding the way we did. This one is tough to accept. But the kids never quit. The kids hung in there and we battled back-and-forth, back-and-forth. It was a wild high school baseball game.