Power Quote by Robert J. Sawyer

Science fiction is, after all, the art of extrapolation.

— Michael Dirda

Science fiction has traditionally been economically naive, with a strong libertarian streak, which I think is like a crude Leninism. That's attractive because it…

— Charles Stross

I think that fiction has a certain power.

— Jesmyn Ward

Science fiction is an extension of science.

— Len Wiseman

The great thing about science fiction is that it transcends national boundaries.

— Robert J. Sawyer

"Hard" science fiction probes alternative possible futures by means of reasoned extrapolations in much the same way that good historical fiction reconstructs the probable…

— Jack Williamson

The highest compliment I can give a science fiction book is that it's 'plausibly surreal' - it manages to feel like a relentless extrapolation…

— Jamais Cascio

The literary trappings and moralizing of science fiction I find insufficiently compelling.

— A. B. Yehoshua

What's great about science fiction is that it allows for surreal scenarios even if they pertain to the real world.

— Larissa Sansour

Science fiction is not formulaic.

— Octavia E. Butler

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

— Marion Zimmer Bradley

One of the many things that surprised me about 'Wool' is how many of its fans don't consider themselves science fiction readers.

— Hugh Howey