A science fiction story is just an attempt to solve a problem that exists in the world, sometimes a moral problem, sometimes a physical or social or theological problem.
Ray BradburyMost of my stories are ideas in action. In other words, I get a concept, and I let it run away. I find a character to act out the idea. And then the story takes care of itself.
Ray BradburyThe trouble with a lot of people who try to write is they intellectualize about it. That comes after. The intellect is given to us by God to test things once theyโre done, not to worry about things ahead of time.
Ray BradburyFantasies are things that can't happen, and science fiction is about things that can happen.
Ray BradburyThe ability to "fantasize" is the ability to survive. It's wonderful to speak about this subject because there have been so many wrong-headed people dealing with it.... The so-called realists are trying to drive us insane, and I refuse to be driven insane.... We survive by fantasizing. Take that away from us and the whole damned human race goes down the drain.
Ray Bradbury