It Was Childish To Feel Disappointed, But

I Have Never Written A Book That Didn't Teach Me Far More Than It Taught My Reader.

It Is The Invariable Lesson To Humanity That Distance In Time, And In Space As Well, Lends Focus. It Is Not Recorded, Incidentally, That The Lesson Has Ever Been Permanently Learned.

The Three Laws Of Robotics: 1: A Robot May Not Injure A Human Being Or, Through Inaction, Allow A Human Being To Come To Harm; 2: A Robot Must Obey The Orders Given It By Human Beings Except Where Such Orders Would Conflict With The First Law; 3: A Robot Must Protect Its Own Existence As Long As Such Protection Does Not Conflict With The First Or Second Law; The Zeroth Law: A Robot May Not Harm Humanity, Or, By Inaction, Allow Humanity To Come To Harm.

I Made Up My Mind Long Ago To Follow One Cardinal Rule In All My Writing — To Be Clear.

I Figure That If God Actually Does Exist, He Is Big Enough To Understand An Honest Difference Of Opinion.