Science fiction is for real, space opera is for fun.
The day of the android has dawned.
Civilization is the distance man has placed between himself and his excreta.
When childhood dies, its corpses are called adults and they enter society, one of the politer names of hell. That is why we dread children, even if we love them, they show us the state of our decay.
My briefest ever definition of science fiction is 'Hubris clobbered by Nemesis.'
A writer should say to himself, not, How can I get more money?, but How can I reach more readers (without lowering standards)?