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In science, read, by preference, the newest works; in literature, the oldest. The classic literature is always modern.

I think all literature should be read as comparative literature. And I think we should write out of what we know, but in the expectation that we can be changed at any moment by something we have yet to discover.

When a new book is published, read an old one.

Although reading the classics in Latin in school may be not as fulfilling as it would be at a more mature age, few scientists can afford the time for such diversion later in life.

Even if you only want to write science fiction, you should also read mysteries, poetry, mainstream literature, history, biography, philosophy, and science.

I write contemporary fiction, and that is what my readers want to read.

I enjoyed reading all the classic authors like Isaac Asimov and Bradbury.

I basically only read books that are over 2,000 years old.

I know in this time of great technological advancement, the idea of reading a book seems almost anachronistic, but I think it's worth preserving.