Brian Aldiss

Feedback is a pleasant thing. I get a lot of letters from unexpected people in unexpected places. ”

I can't help believing that these things that come from the subconscious mind have a sort of truth to them. It may not be a scientific truth, but it's psychological truth. ”

I am a writer and always was; being a writer is an integral part of my identity. Being published, being well regarded, is a component of that identity. ”

When childhood dies, its corpses are called adults. ”

It is comparatively easy to become a writer; staying a writer, resisting formulaic work, generating one's own creativity - that's a much tougher matter. ”

Whatever creativity is, it is in part a solution to a problem. ”