Paul Di FilippoScience fiction at its best should be crazy and dangerous, not sane and safe.
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The plots of science fiction are often far-fetched. The author may have a lot of knowledge about science or the future, but the strangest things always happen. This is what makes science fiction so interesting. If it were just about normal things happening, it would be boring. It wouldn't have the same impact if it were real.
Source: How To Write Science Fiction
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