Quotes of: Fiction Keyword

Where radio is different than fiction is that even mediocre fiction needs purpose, a driving question.

Ira Glass

There is no longer any such thing as fiction or nonfiction; there's only narrative.

E. L. Doctorow

Reality is a crutch for people who can't handle science fiction.

Gene Wolfe

I could talk more directly in a nonfiction voice than I could in fiction.

Joan Didion

I just had a crazy, wild imagination all my life, and science fiction is the greatest outlet for me.

Steven Spielberg

Politicians should read science fiction, not westerns and detective stories.

Arthur C. Clarke

I was always into science fiction as a kid. I loved science and tinkering with things.

David Hanson

There are relatively few science fiction or fantasy books with the main character being an old person.

Elizabeth Moon

I'm pretty catholic about what constitutes science fiction.

Frederik Pohl

A lot of what the 'Culture' is about is a reaction to all the science fiction I was reading in my very early teens.

Iain Banks

I think Junior is certainly a science fiction premise as is Twins, as is Dave, beyond Ghostbusters.

Ivan Reitman

Of the two, I would think of my work as closer to Science Fiction than Fantasy.

Jean M. Auel

I had never seen much of Star Trek, or any other science fiction, before I was cast. But Seven's wonderful.

Jeri Ryan

Science fiction is filled with Martians and space travel to other planets, and things like that.

Margaret Atwood

I grew up obsessed with science fiction, and when I was really young, I wanted to be a scientist.

Moby

Science fiction and comedy are generally a pretty bumpy mix.

Matt Groening

I never really saw myself as writing science fiction anyway.

Nigel Kneale

One of the nice things about science fiction is that it lets us carry out thought experiments.

Rudy Rucker

I have never been a critic of science fiction as a whole.

Robert Sheckley

I'm a big fan of historical fiction stuff. Historical battles - 'Gladiators,' 'The Patriot.'

Andrew Luck

Science fiction is no more written for scientists than ghost stories are written for ghosts.

Brian W. Aldiss