“ Writing historical fiction has many common traits with writing sci-fi or fantasy books. The past is another country - a very different world - and historical readers want to see, smell and touch what… Sara Sheridan
“ Can the child who is Dell; be the outer emoodiment of man's quest to save himself? To cure himself?...Or, to "be" himself? Milkweed L. Augustine
“ Maxim 8: Mockery and derision have their place. Usually, it's on the far side of the airlock.-The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries Howard Tayler
“ I put tape on the mirrors in my house so I don't accidentally walk through into another dimension. Steven Wright
“ It was unhealthy to get too attached. Such things were best reserved for people who had a life expectancy Matthew S. Williams
“ The best sci-fi stories use the fantastical to remind us of the reality of who we are today, the hope of who we may become tomorrow, and the shame of who we were yesterday. Julio Alexi Genao
“ From her own life experience Keldaren knew that loveable hunks were in short supply anywhere in the galaxy, loveable hunks who knew her were an extinct species, and that more marketing companies than… L.L. Watkin
“ Are you saying that the Rebel Alliance were religious terrorists and Yoda was a benefit cheat? Dave Turner
“ Aimless extension of knowledge, however, which is what I think you really mean by the term curiosity, is merely inefficiency. I am designed to avoid inefficiency. Isaac Asimov
“ Our universe might have slid into equilibrium emitting nothing more than a quiet hiss. The fact that it spawned such plenitude is a miracle, one that is matched only by your universe giving rise to yo… Ted Chang
“ Civilized man longs for the illusion of barbarism. Either his culture fulfills this need by adopting its outer trappings, or he will be seduced by his first contact with a culture that does. C.S. Friedman
