Most Sf Is About Madness, Or What

Science Fiction Is The Search For A Definition Of Mankind And His Status In The Universe Which Will Stand In Our Advanced But Confused State Of Knowledge (science), And Is Characteristically Cast In The Gothic Or Post Gothic Mode.

The Misfortune Of A Young Man Who Returns To His Native Land After Years Away Is That He Finds His Native Land Foreign; Whereas The Lands He Left Behind Remain For Ever Like A Mirage In His Mind. However, Misfortune Can Itself Sow Seeds Of Creativity. ---- Afterword To "hothouse" Brian Aldiss

It's A National Failing To Think Of Politics As Something That Goes On In Parliament. It Isn't; It's Something That Goes On Inside Us.

A Writer Should Say To Himself, Not, How Can I Get More Money?, But How Can I Reach More Readers (without Lowering Standards)?

There Are Two Kinds Of Writer: Those That Make You Think, And Those That Make You Wonder.