“There are two races of people -- men and women -- no matter what women's libbers would have you pretend. The male is motivated by toys and science because men are born with no purpose in the universe except to procreate. There is lots of time to kill beyond that. They've got to find work. Men have no inherent center to themselves beyond procreating. Women, however, are born with a center. They can create the universe, mother it, teach it, nurture it. Men read science fiction to build the future. Women don't need to read it. They are the future.” PeopleMenNeedsTwoMatterMotherPurposeUniverseWomenBornRaceFictionTeachMen And WomenNo Matter WhatScience FictionMalesMotivatedToysInherentNurtureTime To Kill Author:Ray Bradbury
“Science fiction is the branch of literature that deals with the effects of change on people in the real world as it can be projected into the past, the future, or to distant places. It often concerns itself with scientific or technological change, and it usually involves matters whose importance is greater than the individual or the community; often civilization or the race itself is in danger.” PeopleWorldRealMatterPastLiteratureIndividualCommunityDealsRaceFictionGreaterEffectsDangerCivilizationConcernImportanceScience FictionBranchesReal WorldTechnologicalTechnological Change Book:Road to Science Fiction 2 Source: Road to Science Fiction 2
“Its a heartening fact about the human race that utopian fiction precedes dystopian fiction in the evolution of literature.” HumansFactsLiteratureRaceFictionEvolutionHuman RaceDystopianUtopianDystopian Fiction Author:Paul Di Filippo
“The human race will disappear. Other races will appear and disappear in turn. The sky will become icy and void, pierced by the feeble light of half-dead stars. Which will also disappear. Everything will disappear. And what human beings do is just as free of sense as the free motion of elementary particles. Good, evil, morality, feelings? Pure 'Victorian fictions'. Only egotism exists.” HumansFeelingsLightTurnsEvilStarsHuman BeingsRaceHalfFictionSkyMoralityPureDisappearHuman RaceVoidParticlesEgotismVictorianIcyGood Evil Author:H. P. Lovecraft
“I was thinking one of the great things about fiction is we, as a race, only get to look out of our own eyes at the world. And fiction is a fantastic way of looking out through somebody else's eyes.” ThinkingWorldWayLooksEyeRaceFictionGreat ThingsFantastic Author:Neil Gaiman
“I personally have a great deal of respect for readers. I have a great deal of respect for the human race. I think most people can tell the difference between fiction and fact. I think that the action of writing about something does not condone it. The best thing I can ever hope to do is provide good questions, and I think I do that. I hope I do.” PeopleThinkingWritingHumansDoeI CanFactsActionDifferencesDealsRaceFictionReaderBest ThingsHuman RaceGood Questions Author:Neil Gaiman
“As a result of reading science fiction when I was eight, I grew up with an interest in music, architecture, city planning, transportation, politics, ethics, aesthetics on any level, art...it's just total! It's a complete commitment to the whole human race on all the Earth. That's what science fiction is about.” HumansArtWholeEarthReadingInterestLevelsResultsRaceCitiesFictionGrewGrew UpEthicsCommitmentScience FictionEightArchitecturePlanningHuman RaceAestheticsTransportationCity Planning Author:Ray Bradbury
“Some people say they're gathering DNA. Perhaps they're gathering it for the future when the human race is stronger or weaker, who knows. That's science fiction and mere speculation.” PeopleKnowsHumansRaceFictionStrongerScience FictionMereHuman RaceDnaGatheringSpeculation Author:Alex Jones
“If I describe a person's physical appearance in my writing, which I often do, especially in fiction, I never say someone is "black" or "white." I may describe the color of their skin - black eyes, beige skin, blue eyes, dark skin, etc. But I'm not talking about race.” IfsWritingMayPersonsEyeBlackDarkWhiteRaceFictionTalkingColorSkinsBlueAppearanceEtcNot TalkingBlue EyesBlack Or WhiteBlack EyesPhysical AppearanceDark Skin Author:Jamaica Kincaid