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Ursula K. Le Guin - Quote: “It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” - ‘The Left Hand of Darkness’ (1969).

Books: ‘A Wizard of Earthsea’ (1968); ‘The Dispossessed’ (1974); ‘The Tombs of Atuan’ (1970); ‘The Lathe of Heaven’ (1971).

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Isaac Asimov - Quote: ”People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.” - ‘The Mammoth Book of Zingers, Quips, and One-Liners’ (2004).

Books: ‘Foundation’ (1951); ‘I, Robot’ (1950); ‘Foundation and Empire’ (1952); ‘The Caves of Steel’ (1953); ‘Nemesis’ (1989)

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Stephen King - Quote: “Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.” - ‘The Shining’ (1977).

Books: ‘It’ (1986); ‘Carrie’ (1974); ‘The Green Mile’ (1996); ‘Cujo’ (1981).

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Robert A. Heinlein -

Quote: “Specialization is for insects.” - ‘Time Enough for Love’ (1973).

Books: ‘Starship Troopers’ (1959); ‘Stranger in a Strange Land’ (1961); ‘Citizen of the Galaxy’ (1957); ‘The Moon is a Harsh Mistress’ (1966).

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Ray Bradbury - Quote: “It was a pleasure to burn.” - ‘Fahrenheit 451’ (1953).

Books: ‘The Martian Chronicles’ (1950); ‘The Illustrated Man’ (1951); ‘Something Wicked This Way Comes’ (1962).

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Kurt Vonnegut - Quote: “We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.” - ‘Mother Night’ (1961).

Books: ‘Slaughterhouse-Five’ (1969); ‘Breakfast of Champions’ (1973); ‘Cat’s Cradle’ (1963); ‘The Sirens of Titan’ (1959).

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Larry Niven -

Quote: “The gods do not protect fools. Fools are protected by more capable fools.” - ‘Ringworld’ (1970).

Books: ‘The Mote in God's Eye’ (1974); ‘Lucifer's Hammer’ (1977); ‘The Ringworld Engineers’ (1979).

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Roger Zelazny -

Quote: “It was a pain in the a** waiting around for someone to try to kill you.’ - ‘Trumps of Doom’ (1985).

Books: ‘Lord of Light’ (1967); ‘Nine Princes in Amber’ (1970); ‘Jack of Shadows’ (1971); ‘...And Call Me Conrad’ (1965).

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H. P. Lovecraft -

Quote: “That is not dead which can eternal lie, And with strange aeons even death may die.” - ‘The Nameless City’ (1921).

Books: ‘The Call of Cthulhu’ (1928); ‘At the Mountains of Madness’ (1936); ‘The Shadow over Innsmouth’ (1936); ‘The Dunwich Horror’ (1929).

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Frederik Pohl -

Quote: “They were two lovely choices. One of them meant giving up every chance of a decent life forever...and the other one scared me out of my mind.” - ‘Gateway’ (1977).

Books: ‘The Space Merchants’ (1953); ‘Man Plus’ (1976); ‘Beyond the Blue Event Horizon’ (1980); ‘Heechee Rendezvous’ (1984).

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William Gibson -

Quote: “The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.” - ‘Neuromancer’ (1984).

Books: ‘Pattern Recognition’ (2003); ‘The Peripheral’ (2004); ‘Zero History’ (2010).

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David Brin -

Quote: “It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power.” - ‘The Postman’ (1985).

Books: ‘Startide Rising’ (1983); ‘The Uplift War’ (1987); ‘Sundiver’ (1980); ‘The Transparent Society’ (1998).

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Poul Anderson - Quote: “A fanatic is a man who, when he's lost sight of his purpose, redoubles his effort.” - ‘Harvest of Stars’ (1993).

Books: ‘The Broken Sword’ (1954); ‘Tau Zero’ (1970); ‘Three Hearts and Three Lions’ (1961); ‘The High Crusade’ (1960).

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Harlan Ellison -

Quote: “Love ain't nothing but sex misspelled.” - ‘Love ain't nothing but sex misspelled’ (1968).

Books: ‘I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream’ (1967); ‘Dangerous Visions’ (1967); ‘"Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman’ (1965); ‘Deathbird Stories’ (1975).

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Neal Stephenson -

Quote: “See, the world is full of things more powerful than us. But if you know how to catch a ride, you can go places.” - ‘Snow Crash’ (1992).

Books: ‘Cryptonomicon’ (1999); ‘The Diamond Age’ (1995); ‘Seveneves’ (2015); ‘Anathem’ (2008). 

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Orson Scott Card -

Quote: “In the moment when I truly understand my enemy, understand him well enough to defeat him, then in that very moment I also love him.” - ‘Ender’s Game’ (1985).

Books: ‘Speaker for the Dead’ (1986); ‘Ender's Shadow’ (1999); ‘Seventh Son’ (1987). 

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Robert Silverberg -

Quote: “I'm an urban New Yorker to the last molecule.” - ‘Dying Inside’ (1972).

Books: ‘Lord Valentine's Castle’ (1980); ‘The Book of Skulls’ (1972); ‘Nightwings’ (1968); ‘A Time of Changes’ (1971).

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Anne McCaffrey -

Quote: “A real scientist solves problems, not wails that they are unsolvable.” - ‘Acorna: The Unicorn Girl’ (1997).

Books: ‘Dragonflight’ (1968); ‘Dragonquest’ (1971); ‘The White Dragon’ (1978); ‘Dragonsong’ (1976).

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Octavia E. Butler -

Quote: “When your rage is choking you, it is best to say nothing.” - ‘Fledgling’ (2005).

Books: ‘Kindred’ (1979); ‘Parable of the Sower’ (1993); ‘Parable of the Talents’ (1998); ‘Wild Seed’ (1980).

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Kim Stanley Robinson -

Quote: “That's libertarians for you — anarchists who want police protection from their slaves.” - ‘Green Mars’ (1993).

Books: ‘2312’ (2012); ‘Red Mars’ (1992); ‘Aurora ‘ (2015); ‘New York 2140’ (2017).

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Dan Simmons -

Quote: “It occurs to me that our survival may depend upon our talking to one another.” - ‘Hyperion’ (1989).

Books: ‘The Terror’ (2007); ‘Carrion Comfort’ (1989); ‘Endymion’ (1996); ‘Summer of Night’ (1991). 

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Philip José Farmer -

Quote: “The fortune of the man who sits also sits.” - ‘To Your Scattered Bodies Go’ (1971).

Books: ‘Riverworld’ (1971); ‘Venus on the Half-Shell’ (1975); ‘The Dark Design’ (1977); ‘The Fabulous Riverboat’ (1971).

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Michael Crichton - Quote: “Do you know what we call opinion in the absence of evidence? We call it prejudice.” - ‘State of Fear’ (2004).

Books: ‘Jurassic Park’ (1990); ‘The Andromeda Strain’ (1969); ‘The Lost World (1995); ‘The Great Train Robbery (1975).

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Jack Vance -

Quote: “I understand the gist of your speculation,' said Rhialto. 'It is most likely nuncupatory.” - ‘Rhialto the Marvellous’ (1984).

Books: ‘Cugel's Saga’ (1983); ‘The Eyes of the Overworld’ (1966); ‘The Last Castle’ (1966); ‘The Green Pearl’ (1985). 

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