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> [ Up here \[in space\], you're free. Really free, for the first time in your life. All the laws and rules and prejudices they've been dumping on you all your life . . . they're all down there. Up here it's… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-bova/up-here-in-space-you-re-free-really-free-for-the-first-time-in-your/)

[Ben Bova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-bova/)

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## More by Ben Bova

> [ A new space race has begun, and most Americans are not even aware of it. This race is not \[about\] political prestige or military… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-bova/a-new-space-race-has-begun-and-most-americans-are-not-even-aware-of/)

[Ben Bova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-bova/)

> [In science there is a dictum: don't add an experiment to an experiment. Don't make things unnecessarily complicated. In writing fiction, the more fantastic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-bova/in-science-there-is-a-dictum-don-t-add-an-experiment-to-an-experiment/)

[Ben Bova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-bova/)

> [Omni is not a science magazine. It is a magazine about the future...Omni was sui generis. Although there were plenty of science magazines over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-bova/omni-is-not-a-science-magazine-it-is-a-magazine-about-the-future-omni/)

[Ben Bova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-bova/)

> [“The art of fiction has not changed much since prehistoric times. The formula for telling a powerful story has remained the same: create a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-bova/the-art-of-fiction-has-not-changed-much-since-prehistoric-times-the/)

[Ben Bova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-bova/)

> [ Up here \[in space\], you're free. Really free, for the first time in your life. All the laws and rules and prejudices they've been… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-bova/up-here-in-space-you-re-free-really-free-for-the-first-time-in-your/)

[Ben Bova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-bova/)

> [Don't ask your readers to admire your words when you want them to believe your story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-bova/don-t-ask-your-readers-to-admire-your-words-when-you-want-them-to/)

[Ben Bova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-bova/)

> [Red tape has killed more people than bullets...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-bova/red-tape-has-killed-more-people-than-bullets/)

[Ben Bova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-bova/)

> [I think it's perfectly OK to exploit the moon. Largely for two reasons: there's no life there, and it is close enough and rich…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-bova/i-think-it-s-perfectly-ok-to-exploit-the-moon-largely-for-two-reasons/)

[Ben Bova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-bova/)

> [“A fanatic who is willing to die for his cause thinks nothing of killing you for his cause.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-bova/a-fanatic-who-is-willing-to-die-for-his-cause-thinks-nothing-of/)

[Ben Bova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-bova/)

> [As long as we're tied to Middle Eastern oil we're tied to Middle Eastern politics. We're hostages to the terrorists and nutcases who want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-bova/as-long-as-we-re-tied-to-middle-eastern-oil-we-re-tied-to-middle/)

[Ben Bova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-bova/)

> [“When we do this thing, we admit failure. We admit fear—yes, terror. We are terrified of a new idea, a new scientific discovery. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-bova/when-we-do-this-thing-we-admit-failure-we-admit-fear-yes-terror-we/)

[Ben Bova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-bova/)

> [The Old Ones knew that life is not rare, but precious; not fragile, but vulnerable. Life is as deep as the seas in which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-bova/the-old-ones-knew-that-life-is-not-rare-but-precious-not-fragile-but/)

[Ben Bova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-bova/)

> [When I started understanding how science works, it occurred to me that there just is no evidence that there is a God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-bova/when-i-started-understanding-how-science-works-it-occurred-to-me-that/)

[Ben Bova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-bova/)

> [“My first sight of the fabled warrior was a surprise. He was not a mighty-thewed giant, like Ajax. His body was not broad and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-bova/my-first-sight-of-the-fabled-warrior-was-a-surprise-he-was-not-a/)

[Ben Bova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-bova/)

> [My first published novel was written for teenagers, and there were rules laid down by the publisher: no sex, no smoking, no swearing. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-bova/my-first-published-novel-was-written-for-teenagers-and-there-were/)

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