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Jack Vance Quotes

Jack Vance quotes

American Author August 28, 1916

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Jack Vance quote: "Mischief moves somewhere near and I must blast it with my magic."
Mischief moves somewhere near and I must blast it with my magic. Jack Vance
Jack Vance quote: "Sometimes some of these little side excursions are useful and..."
Sometimes some of these little side excursions are useful and I manage to fit them in the book somewhere. Jack Vance
Jack Vance quote: "I was a carpenter for a time and everybody watches what you do."
I was a carpenter for a time and everybody watches what you do. Jack Vance
Jack Vance quote: "As I mentioned, I was a carpenter for a time."
As I mentioned, I was a carpenter for a time. Jack Vance
Jack Vance quote: "Well, I think everything I've ever read contributes to the..."
Well, I think everything I've ever read contributes to the background from which I write. Jack Vance
Jack Vance quote: "But, for instance, when I was awfully young, I read all the Oz..."
But, for instance, when I was awfully young, I read all the Oz books. They were an enormous influence on me. Jack Vance
If religions are diseases of the human psyche, as the philosopher Grintholde asserts, then religious wars must be reckoned the resultant sores and cankers infecting the aggregate corpus of the human race. Of all wars, these are the most detestable, since they are waged for no tangible gain, but only to impose a set of arbitrary credos upon another's mind. Jack Vance
Freedom, privileges, options, must constantly be exercised, even at the risk of inconvenience. Otherwise they fall into desuetude and become unfashionable, unorthodox—finally irregulationary. Jack Vance
Jack Vance quote: "It is an unthinkable discrepancy that fifty-four men should..."
It is an unthinkable discrepancy that fifty-four men should consume the food intended for fifty-three. Jack Vance
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. Jack Vance
Jack Vance quote: "I got done writing Ports of Call and suddenly realized I have..."
I got done writing Ports of Call and suddenly realized I have far too much material for the book. Jack Vance
Conversation! Supple sentences, with first and second meanings and overtones beyond, outrageous challenges with cleverly planned slip-points, rebuttals of elegant brevity; deceptions and guiles, patient explanations of the obvious, fleeting allusions to the unthinkable. As a preliminary, the conversationalist must gauge the mood, the intelligence and the verbal facility of the company. To this end, a few words of pedantic exposition often prove invaluable. Jack Vance
Jack Vance quote: "I worked for half a cent a word. I'm not a fast writer to..."
I worked for half a cent a word. I'm not a fast writer to begin with, so for the first few years I had do other things. Jack Vance
Jack Vance quote: "But I've sure worked at jobs where I have been under inspection."
But I've sure worked at jobs where I have been under inspection. Jack Vance
Jack Vance quote: "Until work has reached its previous stage nympharium..."
Until work has reached its previous stage nympharium privileges are denied to all. Jack Vance

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