Brian Aldiss Quotes

English - Writer | August 18, 1925 - August 19, 2017

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

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When childhood dies, its corpses are called adults.

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Keep violence in the mind where it belongs.

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MindViolenceWhereKeepBelongs

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

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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.

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I AmIdentityAlwaysBeingWellAm

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.

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

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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.

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

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