Man is a creature of hope and invention, both of which believe the idea that things cannot be changed.
The difference between fiction and reality Fiction has to make sense.
The objective of a terrorist is to create political change in the society he targets.
The role of fiction is supposed to be divorced from the role of reality.
Learn to write the same way you learn to play golf. You do it and keep doing it until you get it right.
The only person who has artistic control is the director, and 'director' is how you spell God in Hollywood.
In battle, you forgive a man anything except an unwillingness to take risks. Sometimes you have to put it on the line.
I wanted to see my name on the cover of a book. If your name is in the Library of Congress, you're immortal.
Fundamentally, I think of myself as a storyteller, not a writer.
Helicopters don't fly, they vibrate so badly the ground rejects them.
Success will ruin your life.
Wars are begun by frightened men.
Show me an elitist, and I'll show you a loser.
America is the most inventive country in the world because everybody has access to information.
No matter what you or anyone else does, there will be someone who says that there's something bad about it.
I was one of the first generations to watch television. TV exposes people to news, to information, to knowledge, to entertainment. How is it bad?
Life is about learning when you stop learning, you die.
Books and movies are different art forms with different rules. And because of that, they never translate exactly.
There was a time when nails were high-tech. There was a time when people had to be told how to use a telephone. Technology is just a tool. People use tools to improve their lives.
I've made up stuff that's turned out to be real, that's the spooky part.
Man is a creature of hope and invention, both of which belie the idea that things cannot be changed.
The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense.
Never ask what sort of computer a guy drives. If he's a Mac user, he'll tell you. If not, why embarrass him?
It's not right to say that our loss in Vietnam turned out to be a gain. But lessons were learned. And they were the right lessons.
Collaboration on a book is the ultimate unnatural act.
Life is about learning; when you stop learning, you die.
There used to be this country called the Soviet Union; it's not there anymore. Our technology was better than theirs.
The good old days are now.
