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30 quotes by Jack Vance

John Holbrook "Jack" Vance (August 28, 1916 – May 26, 2013) was an American mystery, fantasy, and science fiction writer. Though most of his work has been published under the name Jack Vance, he also wrote 11 mystery novels using his full name John Holbrook Vance, three under the pseudonym Ellery Queen, and one each using the pseudonyms Alan Wade, Peter Held, John van See, and Jay Kavanse. Vance won the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement...
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The story was such that I couldn't make a graceful ending and then make a graceful new beginning. I could have, but I didn't want to. So, it... →

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I was a carpenter for a time and everybody watches what you do.

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As I mentioned, I was a carpenter for a time.

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But I've sure worked at jobs where I have been under inspection.

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It seems to limit you; when you're working in an office, you're a creature in a small cell under somebody's supervision and surveillance.

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This flattery has been rather slow in coming. I think all of sudden late in life now I'm getting some credit for what I've done. Which is... →

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A reader is not supposed to be aware that someone's written the story. He's supposed to be completely immersed, submerged in the environment.

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I don't read other science fiction. I don't read any at all.

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I haven't been to a movie since somebody gave me free tickets to Star Wars, which I went to.

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In fact, almost every job you get somebody watching you.

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But I'm so slow on it because I find it terribly hard writing blind on computers. The computer speaks to me, but it's just so slow, I'm... →

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But Roy Rockwood, it was science fiction for the sake of science fiction.

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But, for instance, when I was awfully young, I read all the Oz books. They were an enormous influence on me.

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