200 Quotes by Harlan Ellison

I can't picture in my mind three hundred and sixty thousand dollars... When I think of it, all I can see in my mind is a big nickel.

The two most common elements in the universe are Hydrogen and stupidity.

Who wants a library full of books you've already read?

If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you; but if you really make them think, they'll hate you.

The ability to dream is all I have to give. That is my responsibility; that is my burden. And even I grow tired.

Thus, from admiration of one wise and innocent child, and from a misheard remark, the process that not even Aristotle could codify was triggered. Where do you get your ideas? I purposely mishear things.

When you're all alone out there, on the end of the typewriter, with each new story a new appraisal by the world of whether you can still get it up or not, arrogance and self-esteem and deep breathing are all you have. It often looks like egomania. I assure you it's the bold coverup of the absolutely terrified.

Writing a novel is like going a great distance to take a small shit.

Posing the question: does the god of love use underarm deodorant, vaginal spray and fluoride toothpaste?