Author: David Brin

Quotes

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power.

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power.

- David Brin

I consider Yoda to be just about the most evil character that I've ever seen in the history of literature.

I consider Yoda to be just about the most evil character that I've ever seen in the history of literature.

- 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.

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

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?

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

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

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

- David Brin

Change is the principal feature of our age and literature should explore how people deal with it. The best science fiction does that, head-on.

Change is the principal feature of our age and literature should explore how people deal with it. The best science fiction does that, head-on.

- David Brin

My education and background thoroughly inform my writing.

My education and background thoroughly inform my writing.

- David Brin

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