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Science is a first-rate piece of furniture for a mans upper chamber, if he has common sense on the ground floor. – Oliver Wendell Holmes

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

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Now, Venus is an extremely hostile environment, and as such presents a lot of challenges for a science fiction author who wants to create life there. However, as I began to research it more thoroughly, I found myself intrigued by the possibilities the world offers. – Sarah Zettel

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Of the two, I would think of my work as closer to Science Fiction than Fantasy. – Jean M. Auel

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My training in Science of Mind had begun with my mother. She took me to a different church every Sunday, and she encouraged me to question the minister afterward. – Esther Williams

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