Culture Quote by Robin Sloan

I'm not so fond of the sort of science fiction that isn't really science fiction but is sometimes thought to be - Gothic princesses…

— Richard Dawkins

Historically, science-fiction and fantasy literature is no stranger to controversy, but it has learned how to adapt and endure.

— Kameron Hurley

Science fiction has always had a dark side. There has been a touch of the irrational and absurd in the genre from the very…

— Douglas Lain

Science fiction is not quirky anymore; we live in a futuristic world now.

— Bonnie Hammer

Archetypes are always [in my film-making]. It's sometimes interesting to just flip them a little bit and see the underside.

— Tilda Swinton

Films like 'The Godfather,' 'The Exorcist,' 'Klute,' 'Chinatown,' 'Network,' and 'The Parallax View': They were drawn from the genre tradition, but they dressed down…

— Todd Haynes

For those who resist the notion that the mainstream is a genre, we recommend that they browse the shelves of their local bookstore. For…

— James Patrick Kelly

Science fiction is an amazing literature: plot elements that you would think would be completely worn out by now keep changing into surprising new…

— Connie Willis

I think there's a dishonorable tradition in Hollywood to give the idea, particularly to children, that evil characters are dark.

— Tilda Swinton

I tended to be drawn to the weirder, darker stuff. Horror and sci-fi anthologies.

— Karen Russell

There's a great deal of tension between so many kind of distinctive and restrictive female archetypes and images in the world. When you play…

— Roisin Murphy

The dark book has been terribly popular. Dark characters, dysfunction, and all sorts of things from reality that are true in our world.

— Jan Karon