"Why had I become a writer in the……" — Brian Aldiss
"Why had I become a writer in the first place? Because I wasn't fit for society; I didn't fit into the system."
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24 Quotes by Brian Aldiss
Brian Aldiss has 24 quotes on this site.
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When childhood dies, its corpses are called adults.
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Keep violence in the mind Where it belongs (Barefoot in the Head)
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Whatever creativity is, it is in part a solution to a problem.
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A writer should say to himself, not, How can I get more money?, but How can I reach more readers…
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Its at night, when perhaps we should be dreaming, that the mind is most clear, that we are most able…
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Civilization is the distance man has placed between himself and his excreta.
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The fatal error of much science fiction has been to subscribe to an optimism based on the idea that revolution,…
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Writers must fortify themselves with pride and egotism as best they can. The process is analogous to using sandbags and…
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It is comparatively easy to become a writer; staying a writer, resisting formulaic work, generating ones own creativity - thats…
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When childhood dies, its corpses are called adults and they enter society, one of the politer names of hell. That…
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Feedback is a pleasant thing. I get a lot of letters from unexpected people in unexpected places.
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The day of the android has dawned.
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