Brian Aldiss Quotes

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

Science, Written, Stories

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

Between, Himself, Distance

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

Unexpected, Places, Pleasant

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.
Brian Aldiss

Writer, Identity, Component

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.
Brian Aldiss

Truth, Mind, Help

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.
Brian Aldiss

Work, Creativity, Become

Keep violence in the mind where it belongs.
Brian Aldiss

Mind, Keep, Violence

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

Creativity, Problem, Whatever

When childhood dies, its corpses are called adults.
Brian Aldiss

Childhood, Corpses, Dies

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Writer

Born: August 18, 1925

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