Fiction Quote by Bruce Sterling

“Science fiction is not about the freedom of imagination. It's about a free imagination pinched and howling in a vise that other people call real life.” quote by Bruce Sterling — Download Open image

“Science fiction is not about the freedom of imagination. It's about a free imagination pinched and howling in a vise that other people call real life.”

Bruce Sterling

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