The fatal error of much science fiction has been to subscribe to an optimism based on the idea that revolution, or a new gimmick, or a bunch of strong men, or an invasion of aliens, or the conquest of other… — Brian Aldiss Copy Share
My briefest ever definition of science fiction is 'Hubris clobbered by Nemesis.' — Brian Aldiss Copy Share Image
Man was an accident on this world or it would have been made better for him! — Brian Aldiss Copy Share Image
We belong to an age where apocalypse is our daily bread, coffee's black, and we know we're part of the abyss. Red Spider White… — Brian Aldiss Copy Share Image
Its at night, when perhaps we should be dreaming, that the mind is most clear, that we are most able to hold all our life in the palm of our skull. I dont know if anyone has ever pointed out that great attraction of insomnia before, but it is so; the night seems to release a little more of our… — Brian Aldiss Copy Share
I was hardly fit for human society. Thus destiny shaped me to be a science fiction writer. — Brian Aldiss Copy Share Image
I am a writer and always was; being a writer is an integral part of my identity. Being published, being well regarded, is a… — Brian Aldiss Copy Share Image
However you envisage your role in life, all you can do is perform it as best you can. — Brian Aldiss Copy Share Image
There are two kinds of writer: those that make you think, and those that make you wonder. — Brian Aldiss Copy Share Image
Science fiction is the search for a definition of mankind and his status in the universe which will stand in our advanced but confused… — Brian Aldiss Copy Share Image
