Quotes by Marion Zimmer Bradley

“Science fiction encourages us to explore... all the futures, good and bad, that the human mind can envision.”

“The horror genre—which I define as perfectly horrible things happen to perfectly nice people for no reason at all.”

“A story with no moral isn't worth writing; a story with no plot isn't worth reading. And if people get your point before they get your story, you are to hire a soapbox instead.”

“Often, in writing, granting the basic skill of writing a literate English sentence—which can no longer be taken for granted even in college graduates—all it takes is determination.”

“You have the Barbarian viewpoint, I see. Radio, for instance. We use it for emergency needs. The Barbarians used to listen to keep from doing things—I know, they even had radio with pictures, and u...”

“A trail without beginning has no end.”

“If you can’t be inconspicuous, be so damned conspicuous that nobody can miss you. And that in itself is a fair concealment. How many people can accurately describe a street riot?”

“Our world is rotten, but I’ve no confidence that the new world will be better!”

“From space there was no sign of life.Moray, the heavy swarthy man who was the official representative of Earth Expeditionary, and in charge of the Colonists, said quietly, Don’t you mean no signs o...”

“He said harshly, You are suggesting that we abandon the effort—and relapse into barbarism?…I hope not, captain. It is man’s mind that makes him a barbarian, not his technology. We may have to do wi...”

“Anyone who intrigues for power, deserves to get it!”

“Spoiled brat, he thought, she’s had everything her own way all her life, and now at the first hint she might have to give way to some consideration other than her own convenience, she starts making...”

“The trouble is, we’ve all gotten out of the habit of connecting pregnancy and sex, we all have a civilized attitude about it now.”

“Every human being needs to believe in the goodness of some power that created him, no matter what he calls it, and some religious or ethical structure. But I don’t think we need sacraments or pries...”

“There has to be something wrong with a system that means you can take guilt on and off like an overcoat.”

“Hold on to what you know, Camilla. That’s all you can do; it’s known as intellectual integrity. If a thing is impossible, it’s impossible.”

“Good Lord, what’s that unholy racket!I forgot you weren’t a Scot, darling, don’t you like the bagpipes?”

“To know you are ignorant is the beginning of wisdom, Viviane said. Then, when you begin to learn, you will not have to forget all the things you think you know.”

“It was a long season of mourning and there were times when I wondered if I should mourn all my life and never again be free of it; but at last I could remember without weeping, and recall the days ...”

“Lancelet said, And I must believe that man has the power to know the right, to choose between good and evil and know that his choice has made a difference…”