Now, being a science fiction writer, when I see a natural principle, I wonder if it could fail. — Rudy Rucker Copy Share Image
Science fiction writers put characters into a world with arbitrary rules and work out what happens. — Rudy Rucker Copy Share Image
If we suppose that many natural phenomena are in effect computations, the study of computer science can tell us about the kinds… — Rudy Rucker Copy Share Image
Some ideas you have to chew on, then roll them around a lot, play with them before you can turn them into… — Rudy Rucker Copy Share Image
What is the shape of space? Is it flat, or is it bent? Is it nicely laid out, or is it warped… — Rudy Rucker Copy Share Image
One of the nice things about science fiction is that it lets us carry out thought experiments. — Rudy Rucker Copy Share Image
A little-known truth: Every aspect of the world is fundamentally unpredictable. Computer scientists have long since proved this. — Rudy Rucker Copy Share Image
It's soothing to realize that my mind's processes are inherently uncontrollable. — Rudy Rucker Copy Share Image
All living things are gnarly, in that they inevitably do things that are much more complex than one might have expected. — Rudy Rucker Copy Share Image
Science fiction writers put characters into a world with arbitrary rules and work out what happens. — Rudy Rucker Copy Share Image
“Everything is cellular. Reality is cellular. I really love that word, cellular. Cellular phone, cellular foam, sleeper cell, cellulite, cellular automata . . .… — Rudy Rucker Copy Share Image
Some ideas you have to chew on, then roll them around a lot, play with them before you can turn them into funky science… — Rudy Rucker Copy Share Image
I am, as it were, an eye that the cosmos uses to look at itself. The Mind is not mine alone; the Mind is… — Rudy Rucker Copy Share Image
For me, the best thing about Cyberpunk is that it taught me how to enjoy shopping malls, which used to terrify me. Now I… — Rudy Rucker Copy Share Image
Advice to beginning SF writers? Write a lot, finish what you write, and when it's done, keep sending it out for quite awhile. — Rudy Rucker Copy Share Image
If we suppose that many natural phenomena are in effect computations, the study of computer science can tell us about the kinds of natural… — Rudy Rucker Copy Share Image
At present, however, I don't think the Net is a very good medium for books, books should really be inexpensive lightweight paperbacks you can… — Rudy Rucker Copy Share Image
