Science fiction is held in low regard as a branch of literature, and perhaps it deserves this critical contempt. But if we view it as a kind of sociology of the future, rather than as literature, science fiction has immense value as a mind-stretching force for the creation of the habit of anticipation. Our children should be studying Arthur C. Clarke, William Tenn, Robert Heinlein, Ray Bradbury and Robert Sheckley, not because these writers can tell them about rocket ships and time machines but, more important, because they can lead young minds through an imaginative exploration of the jungle of political, social, psychological, and ethical issues that will confront these children as adults. Future Shock

This is what happens when you hurry through a maze; the faster you go, the worse you are entangled. Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium

We can be truly successful only at something we’re willing to fail at. The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*Ck

Variant Translation: Let not thy mind run on what thou lackest as much as on what thou hast already. Book VII