Everything Starts As Somebody's Daydream.

One Mark Of A Good Officer, He Remembered, Was The Ability To Make Quick Decisions. If They Happen To Be Right, So Much The Better.

For Each Human Being There Is An Optimum Ratio Between Change And Stasis. Too Little Change, He Grows Bored. Too Little Stability, He Panics And Loses His Ability To Adapt. One Who Marries Six Times In Ten Years Won't Change Jobs. One Who Moves Often To Serve His Company Will Maintain A Stable Marriage. A Woman Chained To One Home And Family May Redecorate Frantically Or Take A Lover Or Go To Many Costume Parties.

You Learn By Writing Short Stories. Keep Writing Short Stories. The Money's In Novels, But Writing Short Stories Keeps Your Writing Lean And Pointed.

It's Very Difficult For A Black Man To Get Out Of South-central Los Angeles, And Get Out Civilized....the Only Men I Know Who Have Escaped, All Began Reading Robert Heinlein At Age Ten.

Jesus Pietro Wasn't Used To Dealing With Ghosts. It Would Require Brand New Techniques. Grimly He Set Out To Evolve Them.