Famous quotes containing the words science fiction, science, fiction and/or author:
“What a phenomenon it has beenscience fiction, space fictionexploding out of nowhere, unexpectedly of course, as always happens when the human mind is being forced to expand; this time starwards, galaxy-wise, and who knows where next.”
—Doris Lessing (b. 1919)
“Science has nothing to be ashamed of even in the ruins of Nagasaki. The shame is theirs who appeal to other values than the human imaginative values which science has evolved.”
—Jacob Bronowski (19081974)
“If there were genders to genres, fiction would be unquestionably feminine.”
—William Gass (b. 1924)
“An able reader often discovers in other peoples writings perfections beyond those that the author put in or perceived, and lends them richer meanings and aspects.”
—Michel de Montaigne (15331592)