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Civilization is the distance man has placed between himself and his excreta.

~Brian Aldiss

Topics: Between Civilization Distance Himself His Man Placed

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When childhood dies, its corpses are called adults.

~Brian Aldiss

Topics: Adult Childhood Corpses Dies

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

~Brian Aldiss

Topics: Creativity Part Problem Solution Whatever

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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.

~Brian Aldiss

Topics: Become Comparatively Creativity Easy Generating Matter Much Own Resisting Staying Tougher Work Writer

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Science fiction is no more written for scientists that ghost stories are written for ghosts.

~Brian Aldiss

Topics: Fiction Ghost Ghosts More Science Science Fiction Scientists Stories Written

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Keep violence in the mind where it belongs.

~Brian Aldiss

Topics: Belongs Keep Mind Violence Where

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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.

~Brian Aldiss

Topics: Always Am Being Component Identity Integral Integral Part Part Published Regarded Well Writer I Am

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

~Brian Aldiss

Topics: Feedback Get Letters Lot People Places Pleasant Pleasant Thing Thing Unexpected

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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.

~Brian Aldiss

Topics: Believing Come Help May Mind Psychological Scientific Scientific Truth Sort Subconscious Subconscious Mind Them Things Truth

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Writer

Born: August 18th, 1925

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