“And she laughed, a full octave, descending from high C like chimes.” — Mary Doria Russell Copy Share Image
“You know what, Michael? I think this is the beginning of a beautiful relationship of loathing.” — Meinos Kaen Copy Share Image
The difference between science fiction and fantasy … is simply this: science fiction has rivets and fantasy has trees. — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“Well one tiny poisonous spider can kill a very large man if it bites him in the right place.” — Michael Monroe Copy Share Image
I first read science fiction in the old British Chum annual when I was about 12 years old. — A. E. van Vogt Copy Share Image
“Na salonach różnica między „pisarzem” i „pisarzem science fiction” odpowiada różnicy między „aktorem” i „aktorem porno”.” — Jacek Dukaj Copy Share Image
Science fiction is no more written for scientists that ghost stories are written for ghosts. — Brian Aldiss Copy Share Image
Science fiction is about worlds you don't know and worlds you can create, like in 'Avatar'. — Paul Verhoeven Copy Share Image
I had a conversation with a biologist in an art gallery, and he persuaded me that it was possible to grow a… — Suzanne Lee Copy Share Image
When people ask me to define science fiction and fantasy I say they are the literatures that explore the fact that we… — Nalo Hopkinson Copy Share Image
Science fiction writers, I am sorry to say, really do not know anything. We can't talk about science, because our knowledge of… — Philip K. Dick Copy Share Image
I think the type of actor I am, I tend to play strong leading female characters. The shows I've been on happen… — Alaina Huffman Copy Share Image
“The sound came again. There was a whistle to it, and a moan. It was almost a hiss, and it could’ve been… — Cherie Priest Copy Share Image
“The fire crackled. On Jutaire, without oxygen, the fire is different. Fed by different air. Maybe it wishes it were orange, for… — Hafsah Laziaf Copy Share Image
I never think about genre when I work. I've written fantasy, science fiction, supernatural fiction, and am now working on a suspense… — Elizabeth Hand Copy Share Image
I think a lot of people are frightened of technology and frightened of change, and the way to deal with something you're… — Iain Banks Copy Share Image
“The Dream Box wasn't a place, but it was a destination. It wasn't life, but it was a way of life. Reese… — Daniel Pike Copy Share Image
The Jetsons had them in the 1960s. They were the defining element of 'Knight Rider' in the 1980s: cars that drive themselves.… — Sebastian Thrun Copy Share Image
“I think Dr. Willis McNelly at the California State University at Fullerton put it best when he said that the true protagonist… — Philip K. Dick Copy Share Image
“We take off into the cosmos, ready for anything: for solitude, for hardship, for exhaustion, death. Modesty forbids us to say so,… — Stanisław Lem Copy Share Image
I do have a collection of mid-century, small-press science fiction and fantasy hardcovers that is my most focused and dedicated collection. Everything… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
Science fiction has its own history, its own legacy of what's been done, what's been superseded, what's so much part of the… — Iain Banks Copy Share Image
“The Anadens have a somewhat different perspective on death.” “On account of not having to deal with it, sure. Personally, I think… — G.S. Jennsen Copy Share Image
“You'd think the very thought of a romance writer would bring a smile to people's lips. Ah, how nice. Love. Making love.… — Jude Deveraux Copy Share Image
I love writing romance, along with science fiction and fantasy - and my books usually meld all three to some degree. — Marjorie Liu Copy Share Image
“Until work has reached its previous stage nympharium privileges are denied to all.” — Jack Vance Copy Share Image
It really wasn't my thing. It still isn't my thing, the whole science-fiction action thing. I prefer simpler, character-based movies. — Natalie Portman Copy Share Image
“He had been trying to measure the distance between the earth and God.” — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
“When you find a truth that surpasses your desire to fit trends and meet approval, you can be certain it’s worth fighting… — Caroline George Copy Share Image
“You can only rise so far by climbing on others’ shoulders, you know.” — B. Barmanbek Copy Share Image
“Every Mind Breaker I met was a true person inside and out. My name is Hayden Laevary, and these are their stories...… — Megan Duke Copy Share Image
My love of science fiction comes from the idea of being able to explore ideas and concepts to an either logical or… — David Hewlett Copy Share Image
Archaeology is the anthropology of the past, and science fiction is the anthropology of the future. — Joan D. Vinge Copy Share Image
I think if I did do something in another genre, it would be science fiction; I'm a big sci fi nerd. — Allen Covert Copy Share Image
“Just like the cosmonauts and their pee plants, all we have is each other.” — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
“It takes wisdom to know when you've had enough, strength to make the decision and determination to see it through.” — Seraphine Abrams Copy Share Image
Science fiction is a big, big love of mine. I would love to get into that at some point. — James Wan 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
I wasn't a big science-fiction fan growing up. But I loved Jules Verne and Sherlock Holmes. Both came into play on 'The… — Chris Carter Copy Share Image
“Here we go,” Phoenix said, turning back to Nora. “Try not to let this room scare you.” — Ross Caligiuri Copy Share Image
