“Well what would you expect?" she sputtered. "They can call themselves privateers, but we all know they're just pirates with papers.” — Jason Fry Copy Share Image
“… a stunning finale … Fans of smart, philosophical science fiction will want to check this out.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Science fiction writers put characters into a world with arbitrary rules and work out what happens. — Rudy Rucker Copy Share Image
Science fiction sometimes is fun because it reaches so far in the future. — Alan Taylor Copy Share Image
“Si los seres humanos no dejan de hacer ejercicio con los labios, su cerebro empieza a funcionar.” — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
I was clasified as a 'Science Fiction' writer simply because I wrote about Schenectady. — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
Modern science fiction is the only form of literature that consistently considers the nature of the changes that face us. — Isaac Asimov Copy Share Image
My most memorable science fiction experience was 'Star Wars' and seeing R2D2 and C3PO. I fell in love with those robots. — Cynthia Breazeal Copy Share Image
“Richard paused again. Bert hated that pause; he knew it all too well from his meetings with the town selectmen. Bureaucrats implemented… — Kris Ashton Copy Share Image
“It reminded him of a science fiction novel that he'd read once; in it, the characters had a tendency to say ominously… — Ais Copy Share Image
“Howl howl gargle howl gargle howl howl howl gargle howl gargle howl howl gargle gargle howl gargle gargle gargle howl slurrp uuuurgh… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
Most people have made this mistake of thinking Middle-earth is a particular kind of earth or is another planet of the science… — J. R. R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
“I will die. You will die. We will all die and the universe will carry on without care. All that we have… — Pierce Brown Copy Share Image
“She leaves my side and heads deeper into the apartment singing, “—if the spirit tries to hide, its temple far away… a… — Nathan Reese Maher Copy Share Image
One of the biggest roles of science fiction is to prepare people to accept the future without pain and to encourage a… — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
America is a nation of liars, and for that reason science fiction has a special claim to be our national literature, as… — Thomas M. Disch Copy Share Image
The literature now is so opaque to the average person that you couldn't take a science-fiction short story that's published now and… — James Cameron Copy Share Image
Unbreakable is a little bit Starship Troopers and a little bit Esmay Suiza, with a dash of Firefly for flavor. W. C.… — Dayton Ward Copy Share Image
“The traditional illustration of the direct rule-based approach is the “three laws of robotics” concept, formulated by science fiction author Isaac Asimov… — Nick Bostrom Copy Share Image
“Her mum is leaning against the wall, arms crossed, when Summer exits. “Gage left from here a few minutes ago,” she says,… — Laura Kreitzer Copy Share Image
“Watching From Withing protagonist Dr. Jesse Baine says, "The only place I can fathom that is truly private is the space between… — Daniel LaMonte Copy Share Image
The science behind Interstellar is interesting, because some of it is absolutely real astrophysics and orbital mechanics, some of it is theoretical… — Julie Payette Copy Share Image
“In reading Western science fiction, Chinese readers discover the fears and hopes of Man, the modern Prometheus, for his destiny, which is… — Xia Jia Copy Share Image
“When I was a kid, growing up during the 1970s, I used to read a lot of horror and science fiction. I… — Mark Samuels Copy Share Image
What's great about science fiction is that it allows for surreal scenarios even if they pertain to the real world. — Larissa Sansour Copy Share Image
One futuristic novel that had a huge impact on me was Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein,' which is kind of science fiction plus Gothic. — Jennifer Egan Copy Share Image
“We don’t get to choose what happens to us—but we always get to choose how we react to it.” — G.S. Jennsen Copy Share Image
“Achieving real, lasting change is much harder than firing weapons at a defined enemy,’ she said.” — Fay Abernethy Copy Share Image
I'm not actually that bothered about the 'science fiction-ness' of 'Doctor Who.' — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
A science fiction writer should try to combine the intimately human with the grandly cosmic. — Robert J. Sawyer Copy Share Image
“We do not stop. You all took the oath to come here. Hard work lies before us in breeding our new community.… — Donna Galanti Copy Share Image
“She's qualified all right. She understands robots like a sister—comes from hating human beings so much, I think.” — Isaac Asimov Copy Share Image
First-rate science fiction was, and remains, more interesting than second-rate art. — Clive James Copy Share Image
“Truth or dare...truth ain't fair. Marshal Robert Quantrell - Belle Starr: Dead Man's Hand (work in progress)” — Belinda McBride Copy Share Image
“Improving intelligence is possible, but it is more likely to occur if children are given the right experiences at the right ages.” — Dennis Garlick Copy Share Image
“I would wish you gods speed but I don’t want you to waste time looking for him.” — Steve Merrick Copy Share Image
Most of my work is science fiction, with many a spaceship but few cars. — Jim Starlin Copy Share Image
Apparently I’ve been typecast in science fiction: I’m a Russian bisexual telepathic Jew. — Claudia Christian Copy Share Image
“We earth men have a talent for ruining big, beautiful things.” – The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury (1950)” — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
“His appearance projected danger and reinforced the common knowledge that one did not want to piss off a demon, especially this one.” — Kiersten Fay Copy Share Image
