Editing Science fiction (section)

===Sense of wonder===
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Science fiction is often said to inspire a "[[sense of wonder]]".  Science fiction editor, publisher and critic [[David Hartwell]] wrote:<ref>Hartwell, David. ''Age of Wonders'' (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1985, page 42)</ref>

{{Quote|text=Science fiction's appeal lies in combination of the rational, the believable, with the miraculous. It is an appeal to the sense of wonder.|author=|title=|source=}}

Carl Sagan said:<ref name = growing/>
{{quote|One of the great benefits of science fiction is that it can convey bits and pieces, hints, and phrases, of knowledge unknown or inaccessible to the reader . . . works you ponder over as the water is running out of the bathtub or as you walk through the woods in an early winter snowfall.}}

In 1967, Isaac Asimov commented on the changes then occurring in the science fiction community:<ref>Asimov, Isaac. 'Forward 1 – The Second Revolution' in Ellison, Harlan (ed.). ''Dangerous Visions'' (London: Victor Gollancz, 1987)</ref>
{{quote|And because today's real life so resembles day-before-yesterday's fantasy, the old-time fans are restless. Deep within, whether they admit it or not, is a feeling of disappointment and even outrage that the outer world has invaded their private domain. They feel the loss of a 'sense of wonder' because what was once truly confined to 'wonder' has now become prosaic and mundane.}}