“What you believe determines the way you feel and act... but it doesn't change the truth.” — Steve Holt Copy Share Image
“She feels a little sad. Is she sad? Helen considers an alternative: She is dehydrated.” — Meg Howrey Copy Share Image
Science fiction is the WikiLeaks of science, getting word to the public about what cutting-edge research really means. — Robert J. Sawyer Copy Share Image
I never, as a reader, have been particularly interested in dystopian literature or science fiction or, in fact, fantasy. — Lois Lowry Copy Share Image
“On the one side of the bus someone had spray painted: It is easier to imagine the end of the world than… — Eugene Lim Copy Share Image
“Space was a hostile environment that required a sharp and cunning mind over prestige any day. That, and a shit load of… — Kiersten Fay Copy Share Image
“One can lose themselves in the twilight, when there are no colors to guide the way.” — Vanna Smythe Copy Share Image
Anyone can write a specification, but if nobody implements it, what is it but a particularly dry form of science fiction. — Ian Hickson Copy Share Image
“When they explore opportunity cost of black blood I hear ancient corridors survived on the neck of ancient souls Satellite empires, the… — Omondi Ochuka Copy Share Image
I finally decided one day, reading science fiction magazines of the time, I could do at least as well as some of… — Fred Saberhagen Copy Share Image
Science fiction has traditionally been economically naive, with a strong libertarian streak, which I think is like a crude Leninism. That's attractive… — Charles Stross Copy Share Image
I'm tired of being considered a lesbian writer, tired of being a science-fiction writer, tired of being a thriller writer. I'm a… — Nicola Griffith Copy Share Image
“Another oral exam, huh?' Peter said. 'Shut up, Peter,' said Valentine. 'You should relax and enjoy it,' said Peter. 'It could be… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“Just a cat! Just a cat! I am the stealer of breaths, the walker of shadows, the keeper of nine lives.” —the… — Richard Due Copy Share Image
“She waits for his reprimand or words of disapproval. He kisses her instead. Hard. Lips demanding, fingers tightening on her chin. He… — Laura Kreitzer Copy Share Image
“The rulers were using ancient knowledge to manipulate the amygdaloidal primal fear. They ruled through fear, preternatural fear created through soft, invisible… — Amira Aly Copy Share Image
“... we have created a man with not one brain but two. ... This new brain is intended to control the biological… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
“This world must differ from the given in at least one way, and this one way must be sufficient to give rise… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Recently there came a period when I had little to do. This was novel in a life so crammed with busy years,… — L. Ron Hubbard Copy Share Image
“Reading wasn't an attempt to educate myself. It was my chief escape from a world that, although gorgeous in landscape and rich… — Chris Offutt Copy Share Image
“Eric, you need to look at the whole picture," the PM said. "You look at the jobless as a huge pile of… — Mark Cantrell 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
“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
“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