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David Brin Quotes

American - Author | October 6, 1950 -

I find humans tremendously interesting.

Interesting Find Humans Tremendously

Fortunately, human beings are remarkably diverse models to work from.

Work Human Human Beings Diverse

Change is the principal feature of our age and literature should explore how people deal with it. The best science fiction does that, head-on.

Change Age Science Best People

But it is a delightful challenge to try to depict interesting aliens.

Challenge Interesting Try Delightful

Anyone who wants simple, pat stories should buy another author's product. The real universe ain't that way, and neither are my fictive ones.

Simple Universe Product Way Real

Above all, TRIBES is fun, and even kind of sexy... in that every round features an Opportunity for Reproduction, which is the main aim of the game, as it is in most of Nature.

Nature Opportunity Fun Game Sexy

I consider Yoda to be just about the most evil character that I've ever seen in the history of literature.

Character History Evil Literature

The greatest hypocrisy on the planet right now is for those who defend capitalism to not be in favor of radical transparency, for all of us to know who owns everything. And that is my militant, radical, moderate, pro-capitalist, pro-Enlightenment, ferocious stand.

Capitalism Stand Hypocrisy Know Now

I really respect and admire Tolkien. I think he was the most honest of the Romantics.

Respect Think Admire Honest Most He

'Existence' is about the world of roughly 2050, and terrible things have happened, but guess what? People have reacted to the terrible things by coping, as they always have.

People World Always Existence Coping

As a fellow science fiction author, Heinlein largely raised me, and I resent it when some folks lazily dismiss Heinlein as a 'right winger' or even 'fascist.'

Science Me Science Fiction Right

When we see a strong correlation, and the matter at-hand is something with major health or safety or security implications, then we are behooved to at least begin taking preliminary precautions in case the correlation proves to be causative.

Health Safety Strong Security Matter

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