[Science fiction is] the attempt to deal rationally with alternate possibilities in a manner which will be entertaining. — Lester del Rey Copy Share Image
The dilemma felt by science fiction writers will be perceived in other creative endeavors. — Vernor Vinge Copy Share Image
“JOH! Thank God I found you.” “I have 9022 gods listed in my database. Must I thank all of them?” — Maureen A. Miller Copy Share Image
As a science fiction writer, it's hard to think of a more stirring theme than the origin and ultimate destiny of life… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
“Ask very pointed questions. Sharp as sword blades, or laser blasts, if you catch my meaning.” — Michael Monroe Copy Share Image
One of the many things that surprised me about 'Wool' is how many of its fans don't consider themselves science fiction readers. — Hugh Howey Copy Share Image
You don't get rich writing science fiction. If you want to get rich, you start a religion. — L. Ron Hubbard Copy Share Image
Today's recording techniques would have been regarded as science fiction forty years ago. — Tony Visconti Copy Share Image
“The children guessed, if they did not whisper it, that all science fiction is an attempt to solve problems by pretending to… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
“I go on writing in both respectable and despised genres because I respect them all, rejoice in their differences, and reject only… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
“I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the… — Rutger Hauer Copy Share Image
“On a world where a common table implement is a little device with which you crack the ice that has formed on… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
“He argued that science fiction, which once celebrated the future, has turned dystopian because people no longer have an optimistic view of… — Ashlee Vance Copy Share Image
Science fiction readers probably have the gene for novelty, and seem to enjoy a cascade of invention as much as a writer… — Walter Jon Williams Copy Share Image
I've always liked science fiction as a way of commenting on ourselves and it's wrong that it is seen as less valid… — Richard Herring Copy Share Image
“Yes, she loved her ship more than she had loved him. But what she loved even more was what it gave her:… — G.S. Jennsen Copy Share Image
One of the dangers of science fiction, particularly bad science fiction, is that you have these scenes where the characters turn to… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
“Inevitably, his vision verged toward the fantastic; he published a scattering of stories - most included in this volume - which appeared… — Barry N. Malzberg Copy Share Image
“Harl whirled round, all his attention ... on Skulker. "What is that on your carapace?""What?" Skulker tried to peer back... A tinny… — Neal Asher Copy Share Image
“The postmodernist belief in the relativism of truth, coupled with the clicker culture of mass media, in which attention spans are measured… — Michael Shermer Copy Share Image
I don't think that VR is going to lead to humanity being enslaved in the matrix or letting the world crumble around… — Palmer Luckey Copy Share Image
“As sci-fi writer Theodore Sturgeon said, 90 percent of everything is crap. But science fiction has not been forgiven for its crap.… — David Brin Copy Share Image
“And strange were the tales of the pond in the meadow, And eager we listened with eyes opened wide To Those tales… — J.R. Withers Copy Share Image
“Imagine you are Siri Keeton: You wake in an agony of resurrection, gasping after a record-shattering bout of sleep apnea spanning one… — Peter Watts Copy Share Image
As a kid, I didn't drift into the comic world too much because I preferred to read fantasies novels and science fiction. — Robert Sheehan Copy Share Image
“science fiction is not about the future but about the possibilities inherent in the present.” — Judith B. Kerman Copy Share Image
“To use the enemy's weapon is to play the enemy's game...speak the truth and hear the truth.” — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
People as me how I do research for my science fiction. The answer is, I never do any research. — Frederik Pohl Copy Share Image
“Uh-oh, big boy. Your blood is in the water and the sharks are circling. Must be feeding time."--Mea Brin, The Huntress” — Michelle O'Leary Copy Share Image
It's great to be able to work on some science fiction. I love the genre. — Aaron Stanford Copy Share Image
If you're going to make a science fiction movie, then have a hover craft chase, for God's sake. — Joss Whedon Copy Share Image
“聪明一世,糊涂一时. Intelligent and cautious for a lifetime, it takes a second of stupidity to unravel it all.” — Molly X. Chang Copy Share Image
“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
People ask me how I do research for my science fiction. The answer is, I never do any research. — Frederik Pohl Copy Share Image
I never would have guessed I would be making science fiction and horror films. — Matt Reeves 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
“Yes, rules are made to be broken -- but ONLY if you have a damn good reason for doing it.” — Kevin Hosey Copy Share Image
I always was passionate about science fiction and horror, and my parents enjoyed that as well. — Jane Goldman 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
If you take the shackles off your imagination, you can go anywhere with science fiction. — Lani Tupu Copy Share Image