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Out of the books you've read in the last year, what's your favorite one?

Any genre, even nonfiction, is okay for this one.

I've been on a nonfiction reading binge this last year or so. This is in contrast to the previous 15 years where I read almost exclusively science fiction and fantasy, with the occasional book on writing.

I've noticed that a lot of nonfiction books include quotes, particularly at the start of chapters. Here's a recent one I particularly enjoyed:

"If you really want to hurt your parents and you don't have nerve enough to be homosexual, the least you can do is go into the arts."
--Kurt Vonnegut

So the question for today is, what's your favorite science fiction, fantasy, or writing-related quote?

Welcome to my first weekly Open Question Wednesday. Where I ask a question and hope for comments. I'll keep this up every Wednesday until I forget, lose interest, realize no one's replying, or until the giant sandworms eat me.

Science fiction & fantasy readers, writers, and fans used to hold heated discussions and debate in the forums (fori? forae?) of magazine columns, letters to the editor, snail mail, and conventions. These methods were slow, sometimes sporadic, and often of limited audience.

Now fans, writers, artists, publishers, et. al can get together for small or large discussions at any time, and ideas disperse with viral speed (faster than warp speed, I hear).

How has this had an impact on the homogenization of the genre? Are writers bouncing some of the same ideas around in their heads as other writers and leading to parallel thought processes? Are we losing diversity? Are we missing out on strong originality and creativity? Would one writer alone in the woods in a rustic cabin have a better shot at creating something startling and new?