Own Quote by Robert J. Sawyer

Naturally, one does not normally discuss plans to commit murder with the intended victim.

— Robert J. Sawyer

Not wanting to die was another universal constant, it seemed.

— Robert J. Sawyer

I'm much more interested in writing about the things that engage and enrage me as an adult rather than in wallowing in childhood sorrows.

— Robert J. Sawyer

Our job is not to predict the future. Rather, it's to suggest all the possible futures - so that society can make informed decisions…

— Robert J. Sawyer

That natural selection can produce changes within a type is disputed by no one, not even the staunchest creationist. But that it can transform…

— Robert J. Sawyer

“You really did uplift me. You gave me the perspective and point of view and focus I needed to become truly conscious. Without you,…

— Robert J. Sawyer

I'm often characterized as an optimistic writer, and certainly my 'Neanderthal Parallax' and 'WWW' trilogies shade toward the utopian. I like to think that's…

— Robert J. Sawyer

I started wondering why it is that people line up behind charismatic leaders. It's easy to understand the emergence of a figure who's narcissistic…

— Robert J. Sawyer

When you're changing centuries, people get curious about the future.

— Robert J. Sawyer

“All right,” he said. “Since you asked, Webmind is an emergent quantum-computational system based on a stable null-sigma condensate that resists decoherence thanks to…

— Robert J. Sawyer

Social progress is a big thing for me. Although science fiction is traditionally concerned with the hard sciences, which is chemistry, physics, and, some…

— Robert J. Sawyer

Fiction is all about vicarious experiences and getting into other people's heads in a way that no other art form lets you.

— Robert J. Sawyer