Predicting has a spotty record in science fiction. I've had some failures. On the other hand, I also predicted the fall of the Berlin Wall and the rise of fundamentalist Islam... and I'm not happy to be right in all of those cases. - David Brin 1 Share Now -
The worst mistake of first contact, made throughout history by individuals on both sides of every new encounter, has been the unfortunate habit of making assumptions. It often proved fatal. - David Brin 2 Share Now -
Change is the principal feature of our age and literature should explore how people deal with it. The best science fiction does that, head-on. - David Brin 3 Share Now -
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. - David Brin 4 Share Now -
