Brian Aldiss

I am a writer and always was; being a writer is an integral part of my identity. Being published, being read more

I am a writer and always was; being a writer is an integral part of my identity. Being published, being well regarded, is a component of that identity.

Whatever creativity is, it is in part a solution to a problem.

Whatever creativity is, it is in part a solution to a problem.

Writers must fortify themselves with pride and egotism as best they can. The process is analogous to using sandbags and read more

Writers must fortify themselves with pride and egotism as best they can. The process is analogous to using sandbags and loose timbers to protect a house against flood. Writers are vulnerable creatures like anyone else. For what do they have in reality? Not sandbags, not timbers. Just a flimsy reputation and a name.

When childhood dies, its corpses are called adults and they enter society, one of the politer names of hell.

When childhood dies, its corpses are called adults and they enter society, one of the politer names of hell.

It is comparatively easy to become a writer; staying a writer, resisting formulaic work, generating one's own creativity - that's read more

It is comparatively easy to become a writer; staying a writer, resisting formulaic work, generating one's own creativity - that's a much tougher matter.