Alternatives Quote by Lawrence Wright

As a science fiction writer, it's hard to think of a more stirring theme than the origin and ultimate destiny of life in the…

— Alastair Reynolds

Part of the particular interest and beauty of science fiction and fantasy: writer and reader collaborate in world-making.

— Ursula K. Le Guin

“We liked to believe there is an alternate world, a better world, populated entirely by characters created by the yearnings of humanity--governing and inspiring…

— Miguel Syjuco

“What if all works of fiction were alternative realities and Authors glimpsed from them”

— Justyn Simon

The dilemma felt by science fiction writers will be perceived in other creative endeavors.

— Vernor Vinge

[Science fiction is] the attempt to deal rationally with alternate possibilities in a manner which will be entertaining.

— Lester del Rey

I've always had a real interest in the way that science fiction can portray a world that could be different to our world, which…

— Naomi Alderman

Science fiction encourages us to explore... all the futures, good and bad, that the human mind can envision.

— Marion Zimmer Bradley

Science fiction and fantasy is a kind of literature that embodies the highest aspirations of the human race.

— Harlan Ellison

“Science fiction and fantasy, though they seem to be about the future or fictional worlds, are always at their core really about the problems…

— John Joseph Adams

“What we've done is make the categories of science fiction and fantasy larger, freer, and more inclusive than any other genre of contemporary literature.…

— Orson Scott Card

Science fiction is trying to find alternative ways of looking at realities.

— Iain Banks