Every writer wants to be believed. But every writer knows he is spurious; every fiction writer would rather be credible than authentic. John le Carré
I was hardly fit for human society. Thus destiny shaped me to be a science fiction writer. Brian Aldiss
I am not a science fiction writer. I am a fantasy writer. But the label got put on me and stuck. Ray Bradbury
I came to the conclusion that I am not a fiction writer. Tim LaHaye
Asimov: I don't know of any science fiction writer who really attempts to be a prophet. Such authors accomplish their tasks not by being correct in their predictions, necessarily, but merely by hammering home-in story after story-the notion that life is going to be different. Isaac Asimov
I wanted nothing less than to be a fiction writer when I was a kid. If you had told me I would be an artist or novelist when I grew up, I would have laughed in your face. Caleb Carr