By focusing on the interior of a speaker's larynx and using infrared, he was able to convert the visible vibrations of the vocal cords into sound of …

- Damon Knight

Driving down the wrong road and knowing it, The fork years behind, how many have thought To pull up on the shoulder and leave the car Empty, strike o…

- Damon Knight

It is true that all of us are the beneficiaries of crimes committed by our ancestors, and it is true that nothing can be done about that now because …

- Damon Knight

Science fiction is what I point at when I say science fiction.

- Damon Knight

During the four days of the storm, I became accustomed to the soft light of lamps and candles and grew to like it. When the power came on again, I di…

- Damon Knight

We live on a minute island of known things. Our undiminished wonder at the mystery which surrounds us is what makes us human. In science fiction we c…

- Damon Knight

There are more riddles in a stone than in a philosopher's head

- Damon Knight

One of my many theories about short stories is that their titles and first lines ought to be memorable, because if not memorable they will not be rem…

- Damon Knight

The popularity of conspiracy theories is explained by people's desire to believe that there is - some group of folks who know what they're doing

- Damon Knight