John Sladek

I found some time ago that I have to be careful, while working on a novel, what I read. ↗

— John Sladek

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I have a kind of standard explanation why, which goes like this: Science fiction is one way of making sense out of a senseless world. ↗

— John Sladek

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I started writing, or rather, thinking, stories as a child, and at that time the reason was very clear. ↗

— John Sladek

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I think these days an SF connection would be a boost to other books; I'm sure more people have read my two little detective puzzles because of the SF connection. ↗

— John Sladek

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I usually like whatever I've recently finished best. ↗

— John Sladek

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In most conventional novels, God is not allowed to be nuts. Nor are nuts allowed to be God. ↗

— John Sladek

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Most publishers seem very reluctant to publish short story collections at all; they bring them out in paperback, often disguised as novels. ↗

— John Sladek

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People have laughed at all great inventors and discoverers. ↗

— John Sladek

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SF has at least the advantage of not depending on preconceptions. ↗

— John Sladek

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The future, according to some scientists, will be exactly like the past, only far more expensive. ↗

— John Sladek

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