I received the fundamentals of my education in school, but that was not enough. My real education, the superstructure, the details, the true architecture, I got out of the public library.
Isaac AsimovThings do change. The only question is that since things are deteriorating so quickly, will society and man's habits change quickly enough?
Isaac AsimovModern science fiction is the only form of literature that consistently considers the nature of the changes that face us.
Isaac AsimovScience is dangerous. There is no question but that poison gas, genetic engineering, and nuclear weapons and power stations are terrifying. It may be that civilization is falling apart and the world we know is coming to an end. In that case, why no turn to religion and look forward to the Day of Judgment, ... [being] lifted into eternal bliss ... [and] watching the scoffers and disbelievers writhe forever in torment.
Isaac Asimov