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Jack Vance Quotes

When you demand the nature of my motives, you reveal the style of your thinking to be callow, captious, superficial, craven, uncertain and impudent Picture Quote #1

There are no absolute certainties in this universe. A man must try to whip order into a yelping pack of probabilities, and uniform success is impossible Picture Quote #1

Truth is contained in the preconceptions of him who seeks to define it. Any organization of ideas whatever presupposes a judgment on the world Picture Quote #1

Speaking our language, you will understand us - and if you can think as another man thinks, you cannot dislike him Picture Quote #1

Claghorn had long insisted that no human condition endured forever, with the corollary that the more complicated such a condition, the greater its susceptibility to change Picture Quote #1

The crime, said the Jacynth softly, is abstract and fundamental: The innate depravity of extinguishing life Picture Quote #1

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The void is a mouth crying to be filled, a blank mind aching for thought, a cavity desperate for shape. What is not implies what is Picture Quote #1

Another busy day! So let’s to business. The clock moves forward; wasted time is life defeated! Picture Quote #1

He’s like an imbecile with a pepper shaker; a little makes his food taste good, therefore a lot will make it wonderful Picture Quote #1

Down we go, said Paddy. Now pray to Saint Anthony if you be a good Catholic - I’m not, snapped Fay, and if you’ll give more mind to the boat and less to religion we’ll gain by it Picture Quote #1

Damned meddlers. It’s hard to know when their curiosity is official and when it’s just curiosity Picture Quote #1

I’m only giving orders because I’m more efficient and smarter than you are Picture Quote #1

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Then there was Clark Ashton Smith, who wrote for Weird Tales and who had a wild imagination. He wasn't a very talented writer, but his imagination was wonderful Picture Quote #1

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 so terribly slow using it Picture Quote #1

It was right and proper to exploit the excellences of the moment, but still, when conditions reached an apex, there was nowhere to go but down Picture Quote #1

Sometimes some of these little side excursions are useful and I manage to fit them in the book somewhere Picture Quote #1

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 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

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I thought that automobiles were going to have mufflers and go fast and airplanes were going to fly fast Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Right now I'm so old that if I had a big gush of money, I don't know what I'd do with it. I don't travel anymore. I don't need anything, don't want anything. I'd give it to my son, I guess, and let him enjoy it Picture Quote #1

Enough of this intolerable inanity! I propose that such loquacity passes beyond the scope of the nuisance and over the verge of turpitude Picture Quote #1

I must cite an intrinsic condition of the universe. We set forth in any direction which seems convenient; each leads to the same place: The end of the universe Picture Quote #1

I think that I will not answer that question, he said at last. I would create as many false images as there were ears to hear me. Half as many, clissum pointed out delicately Picture Quote #1

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These are just the tip of the iceberg, because I read and read and read. I read everything Picture Quote #1

There can be no doubt as to the facts as I have stated them. Orthodoxy derives from this axiomatic foundation, and the two systems are mutually reinforcing: hence each is doubly validated Picture Quote #1

The creature displayed the qualities reminiscent of both coelenterate and echinoderm. A terrene nudibranch? A mollusc deprived of its shell? More importantly, was the creature edible? Picture Quote #1

And, stretching in languid warmth, she contrived to twist her body into first one luxurious position, then another Picture Quote #1

Cease the bickering! I am indulging the exotic whims of a beautiful princess and must not be distracted Picture Quote #1

Yes, I realize that I see but a semblance, but so do you, and who is to say which is real? Picture Quote #1

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When you demand the nature of my motives, you reveal the style of your thinking to be callow, captious, superficial, craven, uncertain and impudent (Jack Vance Quotes) There are no absolute certainties in this universe. A man must try to whip order into a yelping pack of probabilities, and uniform success is impossible (Jack Vance Quotes) Truth is contained in the preconceptions of him who seeks to define it. Any organization of ideas whatever presupposes a judgment on the world (Jack Vance Quotes) Speaking our language, you will understand us - and if you can think as another man thinks, you cannot dislike him (Jack Vance Quotes) Claghorn had long insisted that no human condition endured forever, with the corollary that the more complicated such a condition, the greater its susceptibility to change (Jack Vance Quotes) The crime, said the Jacynth softly, is abstract and fundamental: The innate depravity of extinguishing life (Jack Vance Quotes) The void is a mouth crying to be filled, a blank mind aching for thought, a cavity desperate for shape. What is not implies what is (Jack Vance Quotes) Another busy day! So let’s to business. The clock moves forward; wasted time is life defeated! (Jack Vance Quotes) He’s like an imbecile with a pepper shaker; a little makes his food taste good, therefore a lot will make it wonderful (Jack Vance Quotes) Down we go, said Paddy. Now pray to Saint Anthony if you be a good Catholic - I’m not, snapped Fay, and if you’ll give more mind to the boat and less to religion we’ll gain by it (Jack Vance Quotes) Damned meddlers. It’s hard to know when their curiosity is official and when it’s just curiosity (Jack Vance Quotes) I’m only giving orders because I’m more efficient and smarter than you are (Jack Vance Quotes) Then there was Clark Ashton Smith, who wrote for Weird Tales and who had a wild imagination. He wasn't a very talented writer, but his imagination was wonderful (Jack Vance Quotes) 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 so terribly slow using it (Jack Vance Quotes) It was right and proper to exploit the excellences of the moment, but still, when conditions reached an apex, there was nowhere to go but down (Jack Vance Quotes) Sometimes some of these little side excursions are useful and I manage to fit them in the book somewhere (Jack Vance Quotes) 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 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) I thought that automobiles were going to have mufflers and go fast and airplanes were going to fly fast (Jack Vance Quotes) 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 (Jack Vance Quotes) Right now I'm so old that if I had a big gush of money, I don't know what I'd do with it. I don't travel anymore. I don't need anything, don't want anything. I'd give it to my son, I guess, and let him enjoy it (Jack Vance Quotes) Enough of this intolerable inanity! I propose that such loquacity passes beyond the scope of the nuisance and over the verge of turpitude (Jack Vance Quotes) I must cite an intrinsic condition of the universe. We set forth in any direction which seems convenient; each leads to the same place: The end of the universe (Jack Vance Quotes) I think that I will not answer that question, he said at last. I would create as many false images as there were ears to hear me. Half as many, clissum pointed out delicately (Jack Vance Quotes) These are just the tip of the iceberg, because I read and read and read. I read everything (Jack Vance Quotes) There can be no doubt as to the facts as I have stated them. Orthodoxy derives from this axiomatic foundation, and the two systems are mutually reinforcing: hence each is doubly validated (Jack Vance Quotes) The creature displayed the qualities reminiscent of both coelenterate and echinoderm. A terrene nudibranch? A mollusc deprived of its shell? More importantly, was the creature edible? (Jack Vance Quotes) And, stretching in languid warmth, she contrived to twist her body into first one luxurious position, then another (Jack Vance Quotes) Cease the bickering! I am indulging the exotic whims of a beautiful princess and must not be distracted (Jack Vance Quotes) Yes, I realize that I see but a semblance, but so do you, and who is to say which is real? (Jack Vance Quotes)

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