That is why we dread children, even if we love them. They show us the state of our decay.

Civilization is the distance man has placed between himself and his excreta.

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

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

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.'

I am a writer and always was; being a writer is an integral part of my identity. Being published, being well regarded, is a component of that identity.