Science fiction writers aren't fortune tellers. Fortune tellers are fakes. — William Gibson Copy Share Image
“That's science fiction shit," "It's only fiction until science catches up.” — J D Robb Fantasy in Death Copy Share Image
I grew up obsessed with science fiction, and when I was really young, I wanted to be a scientist. — Moby Copy Share Image
To me, it's science fiction for me to do the things I've been blessed to do in this industry. — Will Smith Copy Share Image
“Take it from me, kid, sometimes it’s okay to run. You run as fast as you damn well can.” — Barry Kirwan Copy Share Image
“What is more precious: a thousand answers derived from one question? Or, one answer…from a thousand questions?” — G. F. Smith Copy Share Image
“Niko was a man of few words and flying, sugary snacks. I like that in a human. ~Catcher” — Rob Thurman Copy Share Image
“Lots of ways to help people. Sometimes heal patients; sometimes execute dangerous people. Either way helps” — Mordin Solus Copy Share Image
“Her weight settled on her back foot as she crossed her arms over her chest and stared at him, now legitimately baffled.… — G.S. Jennsen Copy Share Image
I don't think I've ever really been a science fiction writer. I'm closer to a fantasist, speculative fiction, whatever, but labels are… — Harlan Ellison Copy Share Image
In the meantime, I just have to create those realistic goals about the fact that I don't have a ton of options… — Michael Shanks Copy Share Image
There's a long relationship between science fiction and the 'novel of ideas,' and I think writers of science fiction are able to… — Katie Kitamura Copy Share Image
One of the things I've always liked about science fiction is the way it makes you think about things, and look at… — Jo Walton Copy Share Image
We do a hard fantasy as well as hard science fiction, and I think I probably single-handedly recreated military science fiction. It… — Jerry Pournelle Copy Share Image
Even if you only want to write science fiction, you should also read mysteries, poetry, mainstream literature, history, biography, philosophy, and science. — Walter Jon Williams Copy Share Image
“You are my nervous system, which I have grown myself over billions of years so that I could finally have the opportunity… — Bohdan Tanchyk Copy Share Image
“Rigorous extrapolation, a gosh-wow love of gadgets, and mystical adventures in strange and mysterious places; every major stream in speculative fiction today… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
Literary science fiction is a very, very narrow band of the publishing business. I love science fiction in more of a pop-culture… — James Cameron Copy Share Image
“Matter and energy are equivalent, according to the equation E=mc2, where E stand for energy, m for mass and c for the… — Marcha A. Fox Copy Share Image
“When they would spar, Calic held nothing back, as if he possessed a deep rage clawing for release. He demonstrated a ferocity… — Kiersten Fay Copy Share Image
My first obligation is to entertain but as far as science fiction goes, it's much easier to comment on today from another… — Andrew Niccol Copy Share Image
In the annals of science fiction, where dystopias rule the imaginative roost, Star Trek stood nearly alone in telling us that our… — Charles Shaar Murray Copy Share Image
“A year here and he still dreamed of cyberspace, hope fading nightly. All the speed he took, all the turns he'd taken… — William Gibson Copy Share Image
“Do we not each dream of dreams? Do we not dance on the notes of lost memories? Then are we not each… — Nathan Reese Maher Copy Share Image
Science fiction is the field that explores how change can affect us, for well or ill. — David Brin Copy Share Image
I started reading fantasy and science fiction and writing fantasy and science fiction when I was - when I started junior high… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“What was I before the war? It’s hard to remember that far back. But I think maybe I was human.” — A.J. Vega Copy Share Image
I've always thought of science fiction as being, at some level, a 19th-century business. — Robert Reed Copy Share Image
“This is for everyone who has ever looked at the stars, or gazed from atop a hill, or across the sea and… — Tim Perkins Copy Share Image
“The death takes a moment and life lasts forever. Why spend eternity worried about a singularity?” — Abram Gitspof Copy Share Image
The great thing about science fiction is that it transcends national boundaries. — Robert J. Sawyer Copy Share Image
Like many science fiction lovers of my generation, I discovered Andre Norton on the shelves at the junior high's library. — Sherwood Smith Copy Share Image
Indeed. I have often thought that when a man selects one word over another he often reveals far more of himself than… — Mark Hodder Copy Share Image
“...the next time you need a piece of apparently obscure information, try asking a science fiction writer. You might be surprised.” — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
“On this ship, my word is fucking law! Captain Josiah Trenchard. UWSS Might of Fortitude.” — Jonathon Fletcher Copy Share Image
You shouldn't say mean things to people before they kill you. It's being a sore loser. — Michael Monroe Copy Share Image
“HAPPINESS FOR EVERYBODY, FREE, AND NO ONE WILL GO AWAY UNSATISFIED!” — Arkady Strugatsky Copy Share Image
Science fiction is the characteristic literary genre of the century. It is the genre that stands in opposition to literary modernism. — David G. Hartwell Copy Share Image
I hope to build a reputation as a science-fiction writer. That's the pitch. We'll see. — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
I'm a fan of hard science fiction, which is science fiction that is possible. — Sal Khan Copy Share Image
