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> [Science fiction is the search for a definition of mankind and his status in the universe which will stand in our advanced but confused state of knowledge (science), and is characteristically cast in the Gothic or post Gothic mode.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-aldiss/science-fiction-is-the-search-for-a-definition-of-mankind-and-his/)

[Brian Aldiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-aldiss/)

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