Science fiction makes the implausible possible, while science fantasy makes the impossible plausible. Rod Serling More Quotes by Rod Serling More Quotes From Rod Serling I think the destiny of all men is not to sit in the rubble of their own making but to reach out for an ultimate perfection which is to be had. At the moment, it is a dream. But as of the moment we clasp hands with our neighbor, we build the first span to bridge the gap between the young and the old. At this hour, it’s a wish. But we have it within our power to make it a reality. If you want to prove that God is not dead, first prove that man is alive. Rod Serling destinydreamreality for civilization to survive, the human race has to remain civilized. Rod Serling racefearpeace Imagination... its limits are only those of the mind itself. Rod Serling limitsimaginationmind If you want to prove that God is not dead, first prove that man is alive. Rod Serling alivewantmen All the Dachaus must remain standing. Rod Serling twilight-zonebuchenwalddachau Ideas are born from what is smelled, heard, seen, experienced, felt, emotionalized. Rod Serling bornheardideas If you have the temerity to try to dramatize a theme that involves any particular social controversy currently extant. . . then you're in deep trouble. Rod Serling socialtroubletrying You unlock the door with the key of imagination. Rod Serling keysimaginationdoors The writer's role is to menace the public's conscience. He must have a position, a point of view. He must see the arts as a vehicle of social criticism and he must focus on the issues of his time. Rod Serling issuesviewsart When I dig back through memory cells, I get one particularly distinctive feeling-and that's one of warmth, comfort and well-being. For whatever else I may have had, or lost, or will find-I've still got a hometown. This, nobody's gonna take away from me. Rod Serling cellsfeelingsmemories Coming up with ideas is the easiest thing on earth. Putting them down is the hardest. Rod Serling scaryearthideas A word to the wise to all the children of the twentieth century, whether their concern be pediatrics or geriatrics, whether they crawl on hands and knees and wear diapers or walk with a cane and comb their beards. There's a wondrous magic to Christmas, and there's a special power reserved for little people. In short, there's nothing mightier than the meek, and a merry Christmas to each and all. Rod Serling merry-christmaswisechildren You see. No shock. No engulfment. No tearing assunder. What you feared would come like an explosion is like a whisper. What you thought was the end is the beginning. Rod Serling twilight-zoneexplosionsends I'm afraid that if I started to ponder who I am and what I am, I might not like what I find. Rod Serling ponderingwho-i-ammight The Chancellor, the late Chancellor, was only partly correct, he was obsolete. But so was the State, the entity he worshipped. Any state, any entity, any ideology that fails to recognize the worth, the dignity, the rights of man, that state is obsolete. A case to be filed under 'M' for mankind... in the Twilight Zone. Rod Serling twilightrightsmen The tools of conquest do not necessarily come with bombs and explosions and fallout. There are weapons that are simply thoughts, attitudes, prejudices . . . . And the pity of it is that these things cannot be confined to the Twilight Zone. Rod Serling prejudicetwilightattitude Our greatest responsibility is not to be pencils of the past. Rod Serling pencilsresponsibilitypast Ideas come from the Earth. They come from every human experience that you’ve either witnessed or have heard about, translated into your brain in your own sense of dialogue, in your own language form. Ideas are born from what is smelled, heard, seen, experienced, felt, emotionalized. Ideas are probably in the air, like little tiny items of ozone. Rod Serling ozoneairideas If you need drugs to be a good writer, you are not a good writer. Rod Serling twilight-zonedrugneeds Star Trek, I thought, was a very inconsistent show, which at times sparkled with true ingenuity and pure science fiction approaches, and other times was more carnival-like, and very much more the creature of television than the creature of a legitimate literary form. Rod Serling starstelevisionfiction
