“ 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. Lev Grossman Novelist
“ Your strength as a rationalist is your ability to be more confused by fiction than by reality. If you are equally good at explaining any outcome, you have zero knowledge. Eliezer Yudkowsky Writer
“ Unbind the charms that in slight fables lie and teach that truth is truest poesy. Abraham Cowley Poet
“ I was uncomfortable writing fiction. My love was the personal essay rather than the novel. Alain De Botton Writer
“ I really struggle to pinpoint whether I became a scientist because I like science fiction, or did I gravitate to science fiction because I identified strongly with scientists. Alastair Reynolds Author
“ Any author of fiction will tell you that characters don't need to be told what to do. Alexander Mccall Smith Writer