Quote by Damon Knight

Science fiction... means what we point to when we say it.

Science fiction... means what we point to when we say it.

Summary

This quote suggests that the term "science fiction" is defined subjectively by individuals. It implies that there is no universal definition for science fiction and that it is merely a label that we assign to various works based on our own interpretations and perceptions. Each person may have their own criteria for identifying what they consider to be science fiction, leading to a diverse range of opinions and understandings of the genre.

Topics

Science

By Damon Knight

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

One enemy is too much.

One enemy is too much.

Enemies Enemy

What if you slept? And what if, in your sleep, you dreamed?

What if you slept? And what if, in your sleep, you dreamed? And what if, in your dream, you went to heavenand there plucked an strange and beautiful flower?And what if, when you awoke, you had the flower in your hand? Ah, what then?

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Dreams

If there is one thing Voldemort cannot understand, it is lov

If there is one thing Voldemort cannot understand, it is love.

Harry Potter

Patch grief with proverbs

Patch grief with proverbs

William Shakespeare

Grief

The great law of culture is: Let each become all that he was

The great law of culture is: Let each become all that he was capable of being; expand, if possible to his full growth; resisting all impediments, casting off all foreign, especially all noxious adhesions; and show himself at length in his own shape a

Culture

You know it's going to hell when the best rapper out there i

You know it's going to hell when the best rapper out there is white and the best golfer is black.

Charles Barkley

Best

I think there is a special bond between Carolina athletes. A

I think there is a special bond between Carolina athletes. A lot of people seem to wear our gear because it is fashionable. They love the colors. It's Michael Jordan's school!

Love People

The study of consciousness that can extend beyond the body i

The study of consciousness that can extend beyond the body is extremely important for the issue of survival, since it is this part of human personality that would be likely to survive death.

Death

When you see violence in movies in general, it's very quick

When you see violence in movies in general, it's very quick and painless, which isn't what it's like.

Movies

Breast cancer is not just a disease that strikes at women. I

Breast cancer is not just a disease that strikes at women. It strikes at the very heart of who we are as women: how others perceive us, how we perceive ourselves, how we live, work and raise our families-or whether we do these things at all.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Women

And yonder sits a maiden, The fairest of the fair, With gold

And yonder sits a maiden, The fairest of the fair, With gold in her garment glittering, And she combs her golden hair.

Beauty Hair Blonde

I love to do glamorous things, like wear Valentino.

I love to do glamorous things, like wear Valentino.

Love