“Sirius was not merely a star to them. It was a symbol—a guide, a witness to the birth and death of worlds.” — Viktor Tonchev Copy Share Image
To me, science fiction is about the sense of mystery, the sense of awe. Not 'shock and awe', just 'awe.' — J. Michael Straczynski Copy Share Image
I always was passionate about science fiction and horror, and my parents enjoyed that as well. — Jane Goldman Copy Share Image
“Yes, rules are made to be broken -- but ONLY if you have a damn good reason for doing it.” — Kevin Hosey Copy Share Image
If you take the shackles off your imagination, you can go anywhere with science fiction. — Lani Tupu Copy Share Image
“Who originates the latest slang terms that are, seemingly overnight, known to every black youth across the country?” — Donald Jeffries Copy Share Image
Science fiction writers foresee the inevitable, and although problems and catastrophes may be inevitable, solutions are not. — Isaac Asimov Copy Share Image
“Dwell in the past, worry about the future and find misery in the present.” — Wayne Gerard Trotman Copy Share Image
“A human life Is the time that happens while The Earth takes a break For you to live between Inhaling and exhaling… — Haidji Copy Share Image
I read fiction all the time. It's true that I don't like fantasy or science fiction. I like "realistic" novels, particularly those… — Gustavo Perez Firmat Copy Share Image
Purdom has created a major body of work. Thoughtful, humane, intelligent, extrapolative, involving, his stories are exactly the sort of thing our… — Michael Swanwick Copy Share Image
I watch 2001: A Space Odyssey every time it’s on. I made the kids watch it every time, too, and now they… — Bruce Willis Copy Share Image
“They worried to an excessive degree about getting gender correct, as if elves gave a shit. Humans could keep their concerns about… — Sabrina Zbasnik Copy Share Image
Only a minority of science fiction dystopias attempt to plumb the real existential roots of oppression, the flaws in humanity's nature that… — Paul Di Filippo Copy Share Image
If you take 2001: A Space Odyssey as an example of somebody who creates a new language in film by what he… — Matthew Modine Copy Share Image
I'm only interested in science fiction that's used as a literary device, a shortcut into something more exploratory or universal about our… — Shane Carruth Copy Share Image
I like science fiction and physics, things like that. Planets being sucked into black holes, and the various vortexes that create possibility,… — Wesley Snipes Copy Share Image
“Why are you in my room?” “Because I can be.” “You shouldn’t be.” “Save it, Rochester. You broke my nose.” “Does it… — Lindy Zart Copy Share Image
“One of the leading figures in quantum physics, Niels Bohr, would sometimes tell his students, “The problem with your idea is not… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Science fiction properly conceived, like all serious fiction, however funny, is a way of trying to describe what is in fact going… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
“But ideal cities are very much the product of their own ages. Designed as complete urban statements, they bear the unmistakable imprint… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“I’ve read science fiction and fantasy all my life – though when you’re a child, they just call that “books.” The first… — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
“When the nurse leaves, Doctor Rose mouths, “Act like you’re in pain.” Then she mimics a painful expression in case Summer doesn’t… — Laura Kreitzer Copy Share Image
“I wouldn’t joke if you weren’t always patching me up,” Davin retorted. He looked at Chad again. “You must have noticed, right?… — J.M. Richards Copy Share Image
“I just saved your fucking life, Mom. . . . You could at least offer me an Oreo.” — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
Sure, 90% of science fiction is crud. That's because 90% of everything is crud. — Theodore Sturgeon Copy Share Image
“Cherish your existence, for memories become legacies and life can change in an instant.” — Ross Caligiuri Copy Share Image
“Life is a sewer and we are all but swimmers within it. Smart people do the backstroke. (In other words you gotta… — Stephen B. Pearl Copy Share Image
“Feeling lurks in that interval of time between desire and its consummation.” — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
It's very strange writing science fiction in a world that moves as fast as ours does. — Daniel Keys Moran Copy Share Image
Science fiction, outside of poetry, is the only literary field which has no limits, no parameters whatsoever. — Theodore Sturgeon Copy Share Image
If what we are doing is not seen by some people as science fiction, it's probably not transformative enough — Sergey Brin Copy Share Image
Science fiction is the only genre that enables African writers to envision a future from our African perspective. — Nnedi Okorafor Copy Share Image
I've always loved science fiction. I think the smartest writers are science fiction writers dealing with major things. — Walter Mosley Copy Share Image
It may be far in the future, but there's some kind of logical way to get from where we are to where… — Elizabeth Moon Copy Share Image
When I was 7 years old, I plagiarized, word for word, stories from science fiction magazines so my teachers would think I… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
“Humans would never tell the simple truth when a lie was available…” — Karen Traviss Copy Share Image
There's a big overlap with the people you meet at the fantasy and science fiction cons. — Fred Saberhagen Copy Share Image
There are plenty of images of women in science fiction. There are hardly any women. — Joanna Russ Copy Share Image
[Science fiction is] the attempt to deal rationally with alternate possibilities in a manner which will be entertaining. — Lester del Rey Copy Share Image