“I didn't lie! I just created fiction with my mouth!”
Homér Ancient Greek epic poet, author of the Iliad and the Odyssey
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“I write fantasy. The only science fiction I have written is Fahrenheit 451.”
Ray Bradbury (1920–2012) American writer
It's the art of the possible. Science fiction is the art of the possible. It could happen. It has happened. <br class="br"> A Conversation with Ray Bradbury - Point Loma Nazarene University, Writer's Symposium By The Sea; April, 2001 http://www.cosmolearning.com/videos/a-conversation-with-ray-bradbury-2001-1131/