Recently, the science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke talked about the ways the lives of human beings will be changed in the… — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
We shall not read it for its sociological insights, which are non-existent, nor as science fiction, because it has a general air… — Peter Medawar Copy Share Image
“Solum invoked a sensation akin to lingering déjà vu in the wake of a dream. It was not Earth. Its city-planet architectural… — G.S. Jennsen Copy Share Image
“Be careful who you let define your good. —Lois McMaster Bujold, science fiction writer • Why is learning to sift through possibilities… — Whitney Johnson Copy Share Image
“A skeptic of all sentimentality, she has a witty, rueful voice that gives a deadpan appraisal of the past and present. We… — Ron Charles Copy Share Image
“The ceiling shattered, and the vacuum created yanked her into the air. Her face grazed a shard of the ceiling as it… — G.S. Jennsen Copy Share Image
“A face stared up at her from the mirror beside her hand. Was that really what she looked like? Was that really… — P.C. Hodgell Copy Share Image
“© Carlyle Labuschagne 2014 " As I watched her run down the path and melt with the shadows, I wasn't sure how… — Carlyle Labuschagne Copy Share Image
Science fiction is a weird category, because it's the only area of fiction I can think of where the story is not… — Donald E. Westlake Copy Share Image
I would say that most of my books are contemporary realistic fiction... a couple, maybe three, fall into the 'historic fiction' category.… — Lois Lowry Copy Share Image
“Once, in a cheap science fiction novel, Fat had come across a perfect description of the Black Iron Prison, but set in… — Philip K. Dick Copy Share Image
I did an album a long time ago called 'Replicas,' which was entirely science-fiction driven, or science-fantasy. Since then it's been a… — Gary Numan Copy Share Image
The 'medium' is unaware of its attractiveness, that's all. Everyone loves comics. I've proven this to my own satisfaction by handing them… — Grant Morrison Copy Share Image
“Open Letter to Neil Armstrong" Dear Neil Armstrong, I write this to you as she sleeps down the hall. I need answers… — Mike McGee Copy Share Image
“Time isn't an orderly stream. Time isn't a placid lake recording each of our ripples. Time is viscous. Time is a massive… — Charles Yu Copy Share Image
“Fantasy and science fiction are closely allied in publishing, since both categories posit worlds that are not reality. The SF editor is… — David G. Hartwell Copy Share Image
When 'Blade Runner' came out, and especially, even actually when 'Alien' came out, it kind of changed how all science fiction movies… — James Gunn Copy Share Image
“Just because your electronics are better than ours, you aren't necessarily superior in any way. Look, imagine that you humans are a… — George Alec Effinger Copy Share Image
“Later, we shall see that if it were possible to exceed the speed of light, we could construct time machines capable of… — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
“In one blow, that dream died as they dragged me—him—away. A tear slid down my cheek. I wasn't the only one mourning… — Kimberly Kinrade Copy Share Image
“That’s when I notice Cheryl and Mickey cuddled up on the couch. She’s leaning on his shoulder, his arm around her, her… — Kea Alwang Copy Share Image
“A man who lies to himself, and believes his own lies, becomes unable to recognize truth, either in himself or in anyone… — Dave Donovan Copy Share Image
Los Angeles is an uncanny place to live. It has many science fiction qualities. For example, when I'm standing in line at… — Martine Syms Copy Share Image
Abundant choice doesn't force us to look for the absolute best of everything. It allows us to find the extremes in those… — Virginia Postrel Copy Share Image
I used to write my own versions of famous tales, such as William Tell or Robin Hood, and illustrate them myself, too.… — Peter Robinson Copy Share Image
“In The Hunger Games, there's something for everyone. A gripping adventure. A political commentary. A love story. A cautionary tale. Some call… — Kate Egan Copy Share Image
“Cat Rambo: Where do you think the perennial debate between what is literary fiction and what is genre is sited? Norman Spinrad:… — Norman Spinrad Copy Share Image
The religious paradigm and the science fiction paradigm are different. Apologies to science fiction fans, but the paradigm there is to create… — Malcolm Gladwell Copy Share Image
“When the last days were upon me, and the ugly trifles of existence began to drive me to madness like the small… — H. P. Lovecraft Copy Share Image
As a youngster, I read of Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon. As a student, I wrote English reports on science fiction. And… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
I have confused ideas of deity, heavily influenced by mind-altering years of reading science fiction, that do not often trouble me, but… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
“I gazed at these marvels in profound silence. Words were utterly wanting to indicate the sensations of wonder I experienced. I seemed,… — Jules Verne Copy Share Image
“By definition, you can’t experience your own death. Death is the end of consciousness. And consciousness persists. In the language of physics,… — Robert Charles Wilson Copy Share Image
The world of strict naturalism in which clever mathematical laws all by themselves bring the universe and life into existence, is pure… — John Lennox Copy Share Image
“Franz said 'Your picture, Viki, suggests that sense of breaking-up we feel in the modern world. Families, nations, classes, other loyalty groups… — Fritz Leiber Copy Share Image
“I looked at Victor, my heart swelling from the emotion. “When I die, please do the same ceremony for me,” I whispered,… — A.B.Whelan Copy Share Image
I was on a panel with light skinned Blacks and a famous gay science fiction writer, who were complaining about how Blacks… — Ishmael Reed Copy Share Image
“The storage capacity of the average human brain is two-hundred and fifty-six exabytes. However, the average adult human only uses approximately one… — Michael Monroe Copy Share Image
“Kate opens a jar of honey and pours a thick line of the sticky stuff over the top edge of the wound.… — Kari Aguila Copy Share Image
For those who resist the notion that the mainstream is a genre, we recommend that they browse the shelves of their local… — James Patrick Kelly Copy Share Image
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