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Dawn Was Written Well Before 9/11. People Speak A Lot Today About The Banality Of Evil, But Not All Evil Is Banal. Some Of It Is Carefully Structured And Well-thought-out. That's Where The Real Danger Lies.

There's Certainly More New Sf Available Than When I Started Writing. That Means There's Also More Bad Sf Available. Whether There Is Also More Good Is A Matter For Future Historians Of The Field.

Advances Have Fallen, Generally, For Everything Except The Biggest Potential Bestsellers. Given All The Changes, Both Economic And Technological, Sf Hasn't Done Too Badly.

Spontaneity Is One Of The Joys Of Existence, Especially If You Prepare For It In Advance.

The Universe Is Full Of Dead People Who Lived By Assumption.