'The Devil in the Dark' impressed me because it presented the idea, unusual in science fiction then and now, that something weird, and even dangerous, need not be malevolent. That is a lesson that many of today's politicians have yet to learn.
Arthur C. ClarkeAbsolutely no religious rites of any kind, relating to any religious faith, should be associated with my funeral.
Arthur C. ClarkeNow I'm a scientific expert; that means I know nothing about absolutely everything.
Arthur C. Clarke