“More than fantasy or even science fiction, Ray Bradbury wrote horror, and like so many great horror writers he was himself utterly without fear, of anything. He wasn't afraid of looking uncool - he wasn't scared to openly love innocence, or to be optimistic, or to write sentimentally when he felt that way.” WayWritingFeltFictionFantasyHorrorScience FictionScaredOptimisticInnocenceRaysBeing OptimisticUncoolBradbury Author:Lev Grossman
“There are so many stories to tell in the worlds of science fiction, the worlds of fantasy and horror that to confine yourself to even doing historical revisionist fiction, whatever you want to call it - mash-ups, gimmick lit, absurdist fiction - I don't know if I want to do that anymore.” IfsKnowsWorldWantStoriesFictionFantasyHorrorScience FictionHistoricalLitGimmicks Author:Seth Grahame-Smith
“'Star Wars' is more fairy tale than true science fiction.” WarStarsFictionScience FictionTalesFairyFairy Tale Author:Mark Hamill
“The negative attitudes toward the genres - romance, science-fiction, westerns, suspense, etc. - are fallout from the academic world's long-standing fascination with existential philosophy and modern theories of psychology and sociology.” WorldLongPhilosophyRomanceAttitudeFictionPsychologyModernTheoryNegativeStandingScience FictionSuspenseGenreEtcAcademicExistentialSociologyFascinationNegative AttitudeFallouts Author:Jayne Ann Krentz
“Science fiction made me aware of how big and strange the universe was, leaving aside the whole question of aliens.” MadeWholeBigsUniverseFictionStrangeScience FictionLeavingAliens Author:Ken MacLeod
“The science fiction world has a lot of people doing seriously imaginative thinking.” PeopleThinkingWorldFictionScience FictionImaginative Author:Paul Krugman