There is more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people running about with lit matches. - Ray Bradbury

On my seventieth birthday, when I reflected that so many of my friends were dead or dying, it hit me that it was high time I got more work done. Ever since that time, I have done the active, smart thing by increasing my productivity. I'm not on the rocks or shoals yet, but the last few years have been a devastation of illnesses and deaths of many good friends. [Star Trek creator] Gene Roddenberry was a loss that deeply grieved me.

To feed your Muse, then, you should always have been hungry about life since you were a child. If not, it is a little late to start.

I knew I was going into one of the arts: I was drawing, acting, and writing. -->