“Those who brush off the Biblical accounts as "ancient fiction" and "legends" only reveal their ignorance of these archaeological discoveries.” FictionIgnoranceDiscoveryAccountsAncientLegendsBiblicalBrushesArchaeology Author:Charlie Campbell
“Physics has entered a remarkable era. Ideas that were once the realm of science fiction are now entering our theoretical and maybe even experimental grasp. Brand-new theoretical discoveries about extra dimensions have irreversibly changed how particle physicists, astrophysicists, and cosmologists now think about the world. The sheer number and pace of discoveries tells us that we've most likely only scratched the surface of the wondrous possibilities that lie in store. Ideas have taken on a life of their own.” ThinkingWorldIdeasLyingNumbersFictionTakenPossibilityChangedDiscoveryScience FictionSurfaceStoresPhysicsBrandsErasRealmsExtrasDimensionsRemarkablePaceSheerEnteringPhysicistParticlesTheoreticalWondrousBrand New Author:Lisa Randall
“After writing fiction for so long, I like the discovery element of nonfiction, in the sense that when you find the right information, it feels like gold.” FeelsWritingLongFictionInformationElementsDiscoveryGoldNonfictionWriting Fiction Author:Edwidge Danticat
“I define science fiction as fiction in which things happen that are not possible today - that depend, for instance, on advanced space travel, time travel, the discovery of green monsters on other planets or galaxies, or that contain various technologies we have not yet developed.” HappensTodaySpaceFictionTechnologyPlanetsDependsDiscoveryGreenScience FictionVariousMonstersThings HappenInstanceTime TravelGalaxySpace Travel Book:Writing with Intent: Essays, Reviews, Personal Prose: 1983-2005 Source: Writing with Intent: Essays, Reviews, Personal Prose: 1983-2005
“[Science fiction is] a specialized type of fantasy, in which the prime assumption usually is a new scientific discovery or invention.” FictionFantasyTypeDiscoveryScience FictionInventionAssumptionPrimeScientific Discovery Author:Jack Williamson
“I've had many students over the years, sometimes even very sophisticated students, who will be writing and will hit a wall. Often I find it's because they're working out of sequence. Maybe some people can do that, but I don't think that's how fiction works. It's a discovery.” PeopleThinkingWritingYearsSometimesCan DoFictionStudentsWallDiscoveryWork OutWorking ItSophisticatedSequence Author:T.C. Boyle