I've had the chance to work with Christopher Plummer, one of the great stage and film actors, a couple of times, including… — David Morse Copy Share Image
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It's funny because when I was growing up, I was really into science fiction and fantasy as a kid. And, when I… — John Orloff Copy Share Image
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“[...]i’m not a leftist trying to smuggle in my evil message by the nefarious means of fantasy novels. I’m a science fiction… — China Miéville Copy Share Image
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“When Children of Dune came out in hardback in 1976, it was an instant best seller. True to the prediction of David… — Frank Herbert Copy Share Image
“What should we read next?” Bernadette asked. “Pride and Prejudice is my favorite. So let’s do that,” Sylvia said. Are you sure,… — Karen Joy Fowler Copy Share Image
“In the corner of her eye she caught her daughter’s shoulders drop as Alex exhaled with uncommon soberness. “So you trust me,… — G.S. Jennsen Copy Share Image
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I don't think any religion makes any sense and I think people who are into that are really getting duped, and I… — Howard Stern Copy Share Image
A couple of hundred years from now, maybe [science fiction writers] Isaac Asimov and Fred Pohl will be considered the important philosophers… — Marvin Minsky Copy Share Image
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A handy short definition of almost all science fiction might read: realistic speculation about possible future events, based solidly on adequate knowledge… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
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If you look at the films that I've done generally, you would probably get an idea of what I'm most interested in,… — Guy Pearce Copy Share Image
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Incidentally, I am honorary president of the American Humanist Association, having succeeded the great science fiction writer and biochemist Dr. Isaac Asimov.… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
Science fiction does not attempt to predict. It extrapolates. It just says, "What if?" not what will be? Because you can never… — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
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“Leela: Why are we listening to them? It is a waste of time. The Doctor; It is difficult to know what will… — Chris Boucher Copy Share Image
I'm not the sort of fellow who does the same thing all the time. I began using a lot of science fiction… — Jack Kirby Copy Share Image
“His mind, grooved through the uncounted ages to ultimate despair, soared up insanely. His legs and arms glistened like tongues of living… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Science Fiction is not just about the future of space ships travelling to other planets, it is fiction based on science and… — Jean M. Auel Copy Share Image
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“Hence the uneasiness which they arouse in those who, for whatever reason, wish to keep us wholly imprisoned in the immediate conflict.… — C.S. Lewis Copy Share Image
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“It is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible decision can be made any… — Isaac Asimov Copy Share Image
'Knowing' is one of those movies where you're going to get the spectacle, and you're going to have the entertainment in the… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
Science fiction is fantasy about issues of science. Science fiction is a subset of fantasy. Fantasy predated it by several millennia. The… — Raymond E. Feist Copy Share Image
I think I've actually benefited from Australia being a kind of combination of both British and American culture. We kind of got… — Garth Nix Copy Share Image
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Technically and logically speaking, actual Victorian science fiction writers cannot be dubbed 'steampunks.' Although they utilized many of the same tropes and… — Paul Di Filippo Copy Share Image
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