Greg Egan Quotes

A collection of quotes by Greg Egan.

Greg Egan is an Australian science fiction writer known for his intellectually challenging and thought-provoking works. Born on August 20, 1961, in Perth, Western Australia, Egan has a background in mathematics and computer science. His novels and short stories often explore themes of artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and the nature of consciousness. Egan has received numerous awards for his contributions to the genre, including the Hugo, John W. Campbell Memorial, and Arthur C. Clarke awards. His notable works include "Permutation City," "Diaspora," and "Quarantine."

Everyone here would die for the sake of truth. Everyone here

Everyone here would die for the sake of truth. Everyone here lies constantly for the tiniest chance of personal gain. This is what it means to be a scientist.

Greg Egan

Truth Chance

The truth is whatever you can get away with. No, that's jour

The truth is whatever you can get away with. No, that's journalism. The truth is whatever you can't escape.

Greg Egan

Truth

Pop science goes flying off in all kinds of fashionable dire

Pop science goes flying off in all kinds of fashionable directions, and it often drags a lot of SF writers with it. I've been led astray like that myself at times.

Greg Egan

Time Science Thetimes

Diaspora starts about a thousand years from now. Most of hum

Diaspora starts about a thousand years from now. Most of human civilisation has moved inside computers essentially, a major branch of our descendants consists of conscious software.

Greg Egan

Computers