When I begin a book, I inevitably discover many things along the way, about the characters, their past histories and the political intrigues that surround them. This discovery process is vital, and I would not prejudice it by deciding too much in advance.

— David Brin

David Brin Quotes

My education and background thoroughly inform my writing.

— David Brin

Anyone who wants simple, pat stories should buy another author’s product. The real universe ain’t that way, and neither are my fictive ones.

— David Brin

About Stories

It’s how creativity works. Especially in humans. For every good idea, ten thousand idiotic ones must first be posed, sifted, tried out, and discarded. A mind that’s afraid to toy with the ridiculous will never come up with the brilliantly original.

— David Brin

The three basic material rights – continuity, mutual obligation, and the pursuit of happiness.

— David Brin

Cultural contamination that is directed outward is always seen as ’enlightenment.

— David Brin

Change is the very fabric of our time.

— David Brin

Creative people see Prometheus in a mirror, never Pandora.

— David Brin

Where subtlety fails us we must simply make do with cream pies.

— David Brin

Fortunately, human beings are remarkably diverse models to work from.

— David Brin

But honestly, if you do a rigorous survey of my work, I’ll bet you’ll find that biology is a theme far more often than physical science.

— David Brin

One of the rules I try to follow is that normal people are going to be involved even in heroic events.

— David Brin

I like to be surprised. Fresh implications and plot twists erupt as a story unfolds. Characters develop backgrounds, adding depth and feeling. Writing feels like exploring.

— David Brin

What point was there in pursuing an ever-elusive popularity?

— David Brin

We already live a very long time for mammals, getting three times as many heartbeats as a mouse or elephant. It never seems enough though, does it?

— David Brin

There’s no doubt that scientific training helps many authors to write better science fiction. And yet, several of the very best were English majors who could not parse a differential equation to save their lives.

— David Brin

But it is a delightful challenge to try to depict interesting aliens.

— David Brin

I would normally never set out to write a trilogy.

— David Brin

Learn to control ego. Humans hold their dogmas and biases too tightly, and we only think that our opponents are dogmatic! But we all need criticism. Criticism is the only known antidote to error.

— David Brin

You don’t have conversations with microprocessors. You tell them what to do, then helplessly watch the disaster when they take you literally!

— David Brin

The sane are usually attracted by other things than power.

— David Brin

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