David Brin

“Only a knowledgeable, empowered and vocal citizenry can perform well in democracy.”

“Why must conversions always come so late? Why do people always apologize to corpses?”

“But it is a delightful challenge to try to depict interesting aliens.”

“There's no doubt that scientific training helps many authors to write better science fiction. And yet, several of the very best were English majors who could not parse a differential equation to save their lives.”

“I like to be surprised. Fresh implications and plot twists erupt as a story unfolds. Characters develop backgrounds, adding depth and feeling. Writing feels like exploring.”

“Those who use 'Correlation is not the same as causation' as a magic incantation to dismiss all fact-using professions are fools holding a lit match in one hand and an open gas can in the other, screaming, 'One has nothing to do with the other!'”