All interpretation or observation of reality is…

All interpretation or observation of reality is necessarily fiction. In this case, the problem is that man is a moral animal abandoned in an…

— Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Science fiction is not necessarily either fiction or anything to do with science.

— Judith Merril

“Reality is not necessarily my friend—then again, neither are dreams—but this moment, this reality, is beautiful.”

— Jessica Park

In fact, people seem to be tired of fiction now. There are so many other ways of exploring humanity - by ethnology, psychoanalysis, and…

— Simone de Beauvoir

Picking apart a story for its scientific underpinnings doesn't diminish it, it enhances it, makes us dream of the possibilities it proposes. I think…

— Kyle Hill

I'm not saying 'The Godfather' trilogy was bad - because it was brilliant - but that was fiction. It was based on reality.

— Frank Vincent

I'd always wanted the show to be more reality based science fiction, something along the lines of The Day the Earth Stood Still, which…

— Gil Gerard

“The ultimate aim of reality is to become science fiction!”

— Eli Of Kittim

I think that most of us, anyway, read these stories that we know are not "true" because we're hungry for another kind of truth:…

— Orson Scott Card

“The fiction will seek the real.”

— Coheed and Cambria

I love writing fiction and can do it anywhere - I once even missed a flight because I was so engrossed.

— Prue Leith

Fiction is a way of exploring possibilities present but undreamt of in the living of a single life.

— Nadine Gordimer

I do think that theater is a great venue for science fiction, and not just adaptations but also original work. I also think some…

— Edward Einhorn

The thing about science fiction is that it's totally wide open. But it's wide open in a conditional way.

— Octavia Butler

“…progress isn't necessarily about change but about things turning out as we want them to”

— Phil Hogan