Brian Aldiss Quotes & Sayings

“Science fiction is no more written for scientists that ghost stories are written for ghosts.”

“Whatever creativity is, it is in part a solution to a problem.”

“I can't help believing that these things that come from the subconscious mind have a sort of truth to them. It may not be a scientific truth, but it's psychological truth.”

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

“Keep violence in the mind where it belongs.”

“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.”

“When childhood dies, its corpses are called adults.”

“It is comparatively easy to become a writer; staying a writer, resisting formulaic work, generating one's own creativity - that's a much tougher matter.”

“Feedback is a pleasant thing. I get a lot of letters from unexpected people in unexpected places.”