"Very little in science fiction can transcend the gimmickry of a technical conceit, yet without that conceit at its heart a book is not truly science fiction. Furthermore, so little emerging thought and technology is employed by sf writers today that the genre is lagging far behind reality both in the cosmology area and the technology area: sf is no longer a place to experiment, but is now very derivative."

-- Janet Morris

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“Patriotism varies, from a noble devotion to a moral lunacy.”
“I wanted to marry a girl just like my mom.”
“A trite word is an overused word which has lost its identity like an old coat in a second-hand shop. The familiar grows dull and we no longer see, hear, or taste it.”
“Love is the opposite of power. That's why we fear it so much.”

Source : Gregory David Roberts (2004). “Shantaram: A Novel”, p.39, Macmillan
“Fine. You donâ€™t want to be good enough for me, then you will never be. I deserve someone who wants to be what I need.”
“One ends up relying on pure musical inspiration, and failing that, the music won't lead to anything good, or it will alienate all but the most die-hard fans.”
“Music is a very personal thing, so if you hear one type of song that you don't like, you pass judgment on whole band's repertoire.”

Source : "Norwood Fisher and Director Chris Metzler Discuss Upcoming Fishbone Documentary". Interview with Tom Santilli, www.axs.com. December 14, 2011.
“When I photographed Marilyn Monroe, I mixed up my cameras - one had black-and-white film, the other color. I took many pictures. Only two color ones came out all right. My favorite picture of Marilyn hangs always on the wall in my office. It was taken on the little patio of her Hollywood house.”

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