“So, fuck em, we say. Fuck the mundane of Mainstream, the elitists of Literature. Were GENRE FICTION and proud of it, proud to wear that brand painted on the backs of our bikers jackets.”

“Losing maturity in ones fiction for the sake of marvels and monsters can also mean losing propriety, and thats not always a bad thing.”

“I likes me some Shit Blows Up fiction, dont get me wrong.”

“Its not Sci-Fi, we insist, Its SF.Every time you say that a Venusian Slime Boy dies, you know.”

“the crescent sun is high, the moon low; life is not for the faint-hearted; so why the fuck should art be?”

“This is the fiction that Im referring to as rhapsody, this stitching of mimetic representation, oneiric imagery, ludic rules, allegoric morals, satiric critique and diegetic story into complex quil...”

“Goodness without wisdom always accomplishes evil.”

“We look at each other a second. " I'm tired of the rules," I say. Aibileen chuckles and looks out the window. I realise how thin this revelation must sound to her.”

“In terms of sex between same-sex partners, the objection that "the parts don't fit" doesnt make sense on even the most logical level. If the parts didn't work together, frankly, people wouldn't be ...”

“It is easy for us to criticize the prejudices of our grandfathers, from which our fathers freed themselves. It is more difficult to distance ourselves from our own beliefs so that we can dispassion...”