« Hockenberry, who had devoted his studies and life to classical letters, had little scientific knowledge, but he had seen enough science fiction films in his time to know what the consequences of a sudden decompression were: eyes that swelled to the point of becoming fat as grapefruits, eardrums exploding in blood geysers, the epidermis and tissues that dilate , heat and tear, the space vacuum offering no resistance to the internal pressures of the body. »

« Well, as far as I'm concerned (and like everything I write, it's all about me), I volunteered for the same reasons that, in 1977, when I was picnicking with friends, had pushed me to brag to them about a little-known film that I had just seen. "It's a fabulous thing! I was delirious. Original! Finally an exciting film like we haven't done in years! Go and see him! " What is the title of this work?" my friends asked me. (Beware of moviegoers who speak in these terms.) "Star Wars. - Ah... "Smiling contemptuous, new brie bite." Science fiction." That's the end of it. (from the intro to Poppy Z. Brite's Tales of the Green Fairy) »

« There were no nurses or doctors there — no adults. No cradles either: babies and small children sat on the tiled floor or competed for a place on half a dozen mattresses without bedding and stained with feces, thrown against the back wall. They were naked and their skulls had been shaved. (Albin Michel, p.28) »