Children Quote by Ella Berthoud

Speculative fiction encompasses that which we could actually do. Sci-fi is that which we're probably not going to see.

— Margaret Atwood

“Speculative fiction by definition is geared toward an audience that wants strangeness, an audience that wants to spend time in worlds that absolutely are…

— Orson Scott Card

I've loved sci-fi and speculative fiction since I was a kid. It was inevitable I'd try my hand at it at some point.

— Rick Yancey

“Funny, they made this new genre called Speculative Fiction, I thought all fiction had always been speculative.”

— Teri Louise Kelly

I write speculative fiction, and in my view, speculative fiction is really just a very intense version of the work of literature in general.

— Ken Liu

“Science fiction is about using speculative scenarios as a lens to examine the human condition.”

— Ted Chiang

Speculative fiction is where my heart lies. It's what I read growing up, and it's what I read as an adult.

— Patrick Rothfuss

Sci-fi is speculative fiction. 'Field of Dreams' is sci-fi.

— Bonnie Hammer

Science fiction is one of the smartest genres around because you have to have so much forethought.

— Amanda Schull

Science fiction is my way of pushing the imagination onward. It's a way to understand how the world will look in the future.

— Bernard Werber

The popularity of fantasy surpassing science fiction and the popularity of apocalyptic fiction, particularly for young adults, may indicate a desire to escape a…

— James Gunn

“Science fiction is the one literature that deals with today's reality - that provides a basis for discussion and understanding of the complex events…

— Biggle