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Jack Vance Quotes

It is useless, after all, to complain against inexorable reality Picture Quote #1

Somebody else’s ignorance is bliss Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Since we are not permitted to act, we are obliged to know Picture Quote #1

Mischief moves somewhere near and I must blast it with my magic Picture Quote #1

Happiness is fugitive; dissatisfaction and boredom are real Picture Quote #1

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I give dignity second place to expedience Picture Quote #1

As I mentioned, I was a carpenter for a time Picture Quote #1

I’d never been published when I was young Picture Quote #1

I was a carpenter for a time and everybody watches what you do Picture Quote #1

I never worked in an office in my life Picture Quote #1

I just wrote what I felt like writing since they seemed to sell Picture Quote #1

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In fact, almost every job you get somebody watching you Picture Quote #1

Good music always defeats bad luck Picture Quote #1

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 gratifying, but it’s kind of a little late Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 isn’t the most graceful way of writing a story. This new story is, I think, is pretty good stuff. I’m pleased with it anyway Picture Quote #1

So I’ll write it, and then I’ll find out that I actually wrote something that is utterly useless. You can’t use it in the story and it doesn’t fit. So I just throw it away. I’ve done that countless times Picture Quote #1

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But I’ve sure worked at jobs where I have been under inspection Picture Quote #1

Your thoughts move with the deft precision of worm tracks in the mud Picture Quote #1

I never made lots of money at it, but I sold enough Picture Quote #1

All is mutability, and thus your three hundred terces has fluctuated to three Picture Quote #1

We need no chieftain; such folk eat more than their share Picture Quote #1

An inch of foreknowledge is worth ten miles of after thought Picture Quote #1

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I challenge Destiny, yes, but I do not leap off cliffs Picture Quote #1

The purportedly free was seldom as represented Picture Quote #1

He must approach the subject critically, alert for contradictions, pedantry and vagueness Picture Quote #1

I was an omnivore at reading, so that everything I ever read contributed Picture Quote #1

Until work has reached its previous stage nympharium privileges are denied to all Picture Quote #1

I suffer from a spiritual malaise which manifests itself in outbursts of vicious rage Picture Quote #1

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It is useless, after all, to complain against inexorable reality (Jack Vance Quotes) Somebody else’s ignorance is bliss (Jack Vance Quotes) 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 Quotes) Since we are not permitted to act, we are obliged to know (Jack Vance Quotes) Mischief moves somewhere near and I must blast it with my magic (Jack Vance Quotes) Happiness is fugitive; dissatisfaction and boredom are real (Jack Vance Quotes) I give dignity second place to expedience (Jack Vance Quotes) As I mentioned, I was a carpenter for a time (Jack Vance Quotes) I’d never been published when I was young (Jack Vance Quotes) I was a carpenter for a time and everybody watches what you do (Jack Vance Quotes) I never worked in an office in my life (Jack Vance Quotes) I just wrote what I felt like writing since they seemed to sell (Jack Vance Quotes) In fact, almost every job you get somebody watching you (Jack Vance Quotes) Good music always defeats bad luck (Jack Vance Quotes) 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 gratifying, but it’s kind of a little late. (Jack Vance Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 isn’t the most graceful way of writing a story. This new story is, I think, is pretty good stuff. I’m pleased with it anyway (Jack Vance Quotes) So I’ll write it, and then I’ll find out that I actually wrote something that is utterly useless. You can’t use it in the story and it doesn’t fit. So I just throw it away. I’ve done that countless times (Jack Vance Quotes) But I’ve sure worked at jobs where I have been under inspection (Jack Vance Quotes) Your thoughts move with the deft precision of worm tracks in the mud (Jack Vance Quotes) I never made lots of money at it, but I sold enough (Jack Vance Quotes) All is mutability, and thus your three hundred terces has fluctuated to three (Jack Vance Quotes) We need no chieftain; such folk eat more than their share (Jack Vance Quotes) An inch of foreknowledge is worth ten miles of after thought (Jack Vance Quotes) I challenge Destiny, yes, but I do not leap off cliffs (Jack Vance Quotes) The purportedly free was seldom as represented (Jack Vance Quotes) He must approach the subject critically, alert for contradictions, pedantry and vagueness (Jack Vance Quotes) I was an omnivore at reading, so that everything I ever read contributed (Jack Vance Quotes) Until work has reached its previous stage nympharium privileges are denied to all (Jack Vance Quotes) I suffer from a spiritual malaise which manifests itself in outbursts of vicious rage (Jack Vance Quotes)

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