Harlan Ellison

“The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.”

“Five thousand Don Hecks are not worth one Neal Adams.”

“Now begin in the middle, and later learn the beginning; the end will take care of itself.”

“I go to bed angry every night, and I get up angrier every morning.”

“When belief in a god dies, the god dies.”

“Everywhere I go, I find that writers are treated as if they are invisible, as if they don't matter.”

“I'm a storyteller. If I have that on my precis when I go, 'Storyteller,' I'm satisfied with that.”

“It was a superlative joy of my long life to have worked with Leonard Nimoy, who became my friend, and many others at 'Star Trek.'”

“Uh, excuse me, sir, I, uh, don't known how to uh, to uh, tell you this, but you were three minutes late. The schedule is a little, uh, bit off."He grinned sheepishly."That's ridiculous!" murmured the Ticktockman behind his mask. "Check your watch." And then he went into his office, going mrmee, mrmee, mrmee, mrmee.”