And, of course, some sf is set close enough to here and now that anglo and european do apply. — Stanley Albert Schmidt
I think the international appeal of sf is quite understandable since the kinds of people who like to read it — Stanley Albert Schmidt
Ideally, I’d like every issue to include a diverse group of stories that meet the qualifications sketched above — Stanley Albert Schmidt
It’s harder, but more worthwhile, to imagine plausible ways we can make it better. — Stanley Albert Schmidt
It’s most presumptuous to believe we already know all the answers and will never get any more big surprises. — Stanley Albert Schmidt
Its limitations are those of the physical universe: it won’t let you play with some really wild ideas — Stanley Albert Schmidt
Some of the biggest changes that have happened are behind the scenes, in the way we produce the magazine. — Stanley Albert Schmidt
There are a significant number of people who appreciate what we do, and most of them gravitate to analog — Stanley Albert Schmidt
There may be something to the suggestion about the pace of technological change intimidating writers, though — Stanley Albert Schmidt
Usually if nobody hates a piece, nobody loves it, either; and a magazine which sets itself the goal of provoking — Stanley Albert Schmidt
What sf can do better than anything else is show us the range of our possible futures — Stanley Albert Schmidt
When something hasn’t been around much for a while, and one example of it turns up and catches people’s eyes — Stanley Albert Schmidt
As for sticking strictly to presently known science, I will simply point out that we have already — Stanley Albert Schmidt
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 other fashion. — Stanley Albert Schmidt
Of course, the way writers think about those things is almost certain to be affected by their own cultural background — Stanley Albert Schmidt
This means I must pay close attention to the writing, but equally so to the scientific background — Stanley Albert Schmidt