Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own. – Bertrand Russell, What I Believe, 1925

Dune is the bestselling science fiction book of all time. Its something you really need to read in your lifetime. If youre going to read The Lord of the Rings, which everyone should, then you have to read Dune, too. – Kevin J. Anderson

Science fiction readers probably have the gene for novelty, and seem to enjoy a cascade of invention as much as a writer enjoys providing one. – Walter Jon Williams