Christianity gave Eros poison to drink; he did not die of it, certainly, but degenerated to Vice. Beyond Good and Evil

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

Blessed are the forgetful, for they get the better even of their blunders. Beyond Good and Evil

The basis of optimism is sheer terror. The Picture of Dorian Gray