It's most presumptuous to believe we already know all the answers and will never get any more big surprises.

Quote by Stanley Schmidt

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When something hasn't been around much for a while, and one example of it turns...

When something hasn't been around much for a while, and one example of it turns...

Usually if nobody hates a piece, nobody loves it, either; and a magazine which sets...

Usually if nobody hates a piece, nobody loves it, either; and a magazine which sets...

And, of course, some SF is set close enough to here and now that Anglo...

And, of course, some SF is set close enough to here and now that Anglo...

There are a significant number of people who appreciate what we do, and most of...

There are a significant number of people who appreciate what we do, and most of...

Its limitations are those of the physical universe: it won't let you play with some...

Its limitations are those of the physical universe: it won't let you play with some...

Some of the biggest changes that have happened are behind the scenes, in the way...

Some of the biggest changes that have happened are behind the scenes, in the way...

This means I must pay close attention to the writing, but equally so to the...

This means I must pay close attention to the writing, but equally so to the...

It's easy to imagine ways the future can be ugly and depressing. It's harder, but...

It's easy to imagine ways the future can be ugly and depressing. It's harder, but...

There may be something to the suggestion about the pace of technological change intimidating writers,...

There may be something to the suggestion about the pace of technological change intimidating writers,...

Of course, the way writers think about those things is almost certain to be affected...

Of course, the way writers think about those things is almost certain to be affected...

As for sticking strictly to presently known science, I will simply point out that we...

As for sticking strictly to presently known science, I will simply point out that we...

What SF can do better than anything else is show us the range of our...

What SF can do better than anything else is show us the range of our...

I think the rising and falling popularity of areas like hard SF and far-future SF...

I think the rising and falling popularity of areas like hard SF and far-future SF...

Ideally, I'd like every issue to include a diverse group of stories that meet the...

Ideally, I'd like every issue to include a diverse group of stories that meet the...

I think the international appeal of SF is quite understandable since the kinds of people...

I think the international appeal of SF is quite understandable since the kinds of people...