Analog Science Fiction

Famous quotes containing the words science fiction, science and/or fiction:

“If science fiction is the mythology of modern technology, then its myth is tragic.”
—Ursula K. Le Guin (b. 1929)

“The so-called science of poll-taking is not a science at all but mere necromancy. People are unpredictable by nature, and although you can take a nation’s pulse, you can’t be sure that the nation hasn’t just run up a flight of stairs.”
—E.B. (Elwyn Brooks)

“... any fiction ... is bound to be transposed autobiography.”
—Elizabeth Bowen (1899–1973)