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Brian Aldiss

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


— Brian Aldiss


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


— Brian Aldiss


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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


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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


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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


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Keep violence in the mind where it belongs.


— Brian Aldiss


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


— Brian Aldiss


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When childhood dies, its corpses are called adults.


— Brian Aldiss


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Bury My Heart at W. Last Orders and Other Stories (1977)
Enemies of the System (1978)
Pile (1979) Poem
New Arrivals Old Encounters (1979)
Moreau's Other Island (1980)
The Squire Quartet
Life In The West (1980)
Forgotten Life (1988)
Remembrance Day (1993)
Somewhere East Of Life (1994)

The Helliconia Trilogy
Helliconia Spring (1982) -- BSFA winner; Nebula Award finalist; Campbell Award winner
Helliconia Summer (1983) -- BSFA finalist; Locus Award fourth place
Helliconia Winter (1985) -- BSFA winner; Nebula Award finalist; Locus Award fifth place

Seasons in Flight (1984)
Courageous New Planet (c. Greatly influenced by science fiction pioneer H.

Brian Wilson Aldiss OBE (born 18 August 1925) is an English writer and anthologies editor best known for science fiction novels and short stories. His byline reads either Brian W.

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