“Science fiction is the search for a definition of mankind and his status in the universe which will stand in our advanced but confused state of knowledge (science), and is characteristically cast in the Gothic or post Gothic mode.” StatesUniverseFictionMankindScience FictionCastsDefinitionsPostsConfusedGothic Book:The Detached Retina: Aspects of SF and Fantasy Source: The Detached Retina: Aspects of SF and Fantasy
“That is why we dread children, even if we love them. They show us the state of our decay.” IfsChildrenStatesShowsChildhoodDreadDecayCorpsesInner ChildChildren PlayingUnhappy Childhood Author:Brian Aldiss
“When childhood dies, its corpses are called adults and they enter society, one of the politer names of hell. That is why we dread children, even if we love them, they show us the state of our decay.” IfsLoveChildrenStatesShowsDiesNamesFearHellSocietyAtheismChildhoodHuman NatureAdultsDestructionRageDreadDecayCorpsesInner ChildChildren PlayingUnhappy Childhood Author:Brian Aldiss
