#tories

Stories in which the destruction of society occurs are explorations of social fears and issues that filmmakers, novelists, playwrights, painters have been examining for a long time. ↗

— J. J. Abrams

#destruction #examining #fears #filmmakers #issues

I wouldn't compare myself to any past Idol contestant, because I don't feel like I am like any of them. Maybe stories are cool but my story is different from most people's story. I don't like to compare myself to other people, I like to just be me. ↗

— Naima Adedapo

#any #because #compare #contestant #cool

I got to spend all of my time every day at work reading and editing papers about cutting-edge technical research and getting paid for it. Then I'd go home at night and turn what I learned into science fiction stories. ↗

— Kevin J. Anderson

#cutting-edge #day #editing #every #every day

The thing I am attracted to is just good writing and stories that are based somewhat in reality. ↗

— Jennifer Aniston

#attracted #based #good #good writing #i

For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories. ↗

— Plato

#first #himself #man #noblest #victories

Lord of the Rings is a good thing for us because it opened the door for the genre in general. Le Guin's stories are very different from Lord of the Rings. ↗

— Shawn Ashmore

#because #different #door #general #genre

Individual science fiction stories may seem as trivial as ever to the blinder critics and philosophers of today - but the core of science fiction, its essence has become crucial to our salvation if we are to be saved at all. ↗

— Isaac Asimov

#core #critics #crucial #essence #ever

But on the other hand, I don't actively seek out stories or hunt them down. ↗

— Russell Banks

#down #hand #hunt #i #other

I have nothing to do with the selection of stories. I'm the reporter. ↗

— Kate Adie

#nothing #reporter #selection #stories

I used to make up stories about my father. I would go to the movies and look for a character who looked like my father. ↗

— Danny Aiello

#character #father #go #i #like