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> [It's most presumptuous to believe we already know all the answers and will never get any more big surprises.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-schmidt/it-s-most-presumptuous-to-believe-we-already-know-all-the-answers-and/)

[Stanley Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanley-schmidt/)

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## More by Stanley Schmidt

> [And, of course, some SF is set close enough to here and now that Anglo and European do apply. Since many of the writers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-schmidt/and-of-course-some-sf-is-set-close-enough-to-here-and-now-that-anglo/)

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> [Ideally, I'd like every issue to include a diverse group of stories that meet the qualifications sketched above, but covering a wide range of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-schmidt/ideally-i-d-like-every-issue-to-include-a-diverse-group-of-stories/)

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> [As for sticking strictly to presently known science, I will simply point out that we have already experienced at least two major revolutions in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-schmidt/as-for-sticking-strictly-to-presently-known-science-i-will-simply/)

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> [This means I must pay close attention to the writing, but equally so to the scientific background - which sometimes means doing fairly involved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-schmidt/this-means-i-must-pay-close-attention-to-the-writing-but-equally-so/)

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> [ Through our entire history we have become accustomed to pushing \[animals\] around in ways dictated by our own wants and needs without much regard… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-schmidt/through-our-entire-history-we-have-become-accustomed-to-pushing/)

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> [Of course, the way writers think about those things is almost certain to be affected by their own cultural background, and it would be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-schmidt/of-course-the-way-writers-think-about-those-things-is-almost-certain/)

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> [intricately and intriguingly woven, lots of fun, and extremely thought provoking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-schmidt/intricately-and-intriguingly-woven-lots-of-fun-and-extremely-thought/)

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> [When something hasn't been around much for a while, and one example of it turns up and catches people's eyes, they go looking for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-schmidt/when-something-hasn-t-been-around-much-for-a-while-and-one-example-of/)

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> [Resist the temptation to try to use dazzling style to conceal weakness of substance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-schmidt/resist-the-temptation-to-try-to-use-dazzling-style-to-conceal/)

[Stanley Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanley-schmidt/)

> [I think the international appeal of SF is quite understandable since the kinds of people who like to read it, are, by the nature…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-schmidt/i-think-the-international-appeal-of-sf-is-quite-understandable-since/)

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> [I think the rising and falling popularity of areas like hard SF and far-future SF is, to a considerable extent, the same as any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-schmidt/i-think-the-rising-and-falling-popularity-of-areas-like-hard-sf-and/)

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> [There are a significant number of people who appreciate what we do, and most of them gravitate to Analog because this is where they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-schmidt/there-are-a-significant-number-of-people-who-appreciate-what-we-do/)

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> [Usually if nobody hates a piece, nobody loves it, either; and a magazine which sets itself the goal of provoking thought is not doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-schmidt/usually-if-nobody-hates-a-piece-nobody-loves-it-either-and-a-magazine/)

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> [Don't mistake a good setup for a satisfying conclusion - many beginning writers end their stories when the real story is just ready to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-schmidt/don-t-mistake-a-good-setup-for-a-satisfying-conclusion-many-beginning/)

[Stanley Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanley-schmidt/)

> [Blaming society makes it awfully easy for a person of weak character to shrug off his own responsibility for his actions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-schmidt/blaming-society-makes-it-awfully-easy-for-a-person-of-weak-character/)

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