“A Kind of Artistry” p. 175 (originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October 1962)
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The only sort of tasks worth being set were impossible ones.
— Brian Aldiss
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "Brian Aldiss" (Quotes, Short fiction, Who Can Replace a Man? (1965): All page numbers from the Signet mass market edition (T5055), November 1967 printing )
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About Brian Aldiss
Brian Wilson Aldiss (August 18, 1925 – August 19, 2017) was an English writer of general fiction and science fiction.
About Brian Aldiss
Brian Wilson Aldiss (August 18, 1925 – August 19, 2017) was an English writer of general fiction and science fiction.
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