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Robert Sheckley Quotes

You must realize, Mr. Blaine, that a man is not his body, for he receives his body accidentally. He is not his skills, for those are frequently born of necessity. He is not his talents, which are produced by heredity and by early environmental factors. He is not the sicknesses to which he may be predisposed, and he is not the environment that shapes him Picture Quote #1

I don’t much like to look back with the idea that I was doing it wrong then or I’m doing it wrong now Picture Quote #1

I would like to do a novel where some curse turns that into how the world really is - a blessing or a curse, I don’t know which Picture Quote #1

A lot of us don’t want to be quite that serious about world problems. Our life is there to enjoy, not to be an eternal dissident, eternally unhappy with how things are and with the state of mankind Picture Quote #1

The British audience was very important to me. I have always looked away from American to non-American audiences and so this was important Picture Quote #1

Wherever you go in the galaxy, you can find a food business, a house-building business, a war business, a peace business, a governing business, and so forth. And, of course, a God business, which is called ‘religion,’ and which is a particularly reprehensible line of endeavor Picture Quote #1

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There is a great deal of cyberpunk that I admire, especially the work of William Gibson which I think is excellent. Somehow he speaks from his own heart and cyber punk is what comes out Picture Quote #1

I’m not so interested any more in how a great deal of science fiction goes. It goes into things like Star Wars and Star Trek which all go excellent in their own way Picture Quote #1

But science perhaps is very difficult without faith. Also there is no simple way of saying now we have science, we don’t need faith anymore Picture Quote #1

I was forever reading outside of the field as well as in it Picture Quote #1

Science fiction is very healthy in its form Picture Quote #1

The absurdist stuff wasn’t terribly popular at the time I was doing it Picture Quote #1

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I do think that short story writing is often a matter of luck Picture Quote #1

Ethical and questions of philosophy interest me a great deal Picture Quote #1

I think it can be quite impossible to think well of yourself, so I prefer not to think about that too much. But I am very pleased, obviously Picture Quote #1

I don’t much like to look back with the idea that I was doing it wrong then or I’m doing it wrong now Picture Quote #1

I knew I was doing something right because it was selling so I didn’t want to interfere with it Picture Quote #1

Action isn’t my forte. I’m an expert on contemplation and mild regret Picture Quote #1

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I was never able to write seriously about heroes because I was very aware that I was not one and that in my background there was not this heroic thing Picture Quote #1

I like to think that I have no single view nor any single situation that I think things arrive from. I try to give examples of what I think are interesting questions for me Picture Quote #1

I don’t finish every story, but I probably write and send out three out of five of them Picture Quote #1

As far as the mechanics go, working with other people on received ideas was for me a very interesting technical problem. I can’t say that any of my collaborations engaged my heart, but they engaged the craftsman in me Picture Quote #1

A lot of us don’t want to be quite that serious about world problems. Our life is there to enjoy, not to be an eternal dissident, eternally unhappy with how things are and with the state of mankind Picture Quote #1

So I wrote what I hoped would be science fiction, I was not at all sure if what I wrote would be acceptable even. But I don't say that I consciously wrote with humour. Humour is a part of you that comes out Picture Quote #1

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You must realize, Mr. Blaine, that a man is not his body, for he receives his body accidentally. He is not his skills, for those are frequently born of necessity. He is not his talents, which are produced by heredity and by early environmental factors. He is not the sicknesses to which he may be predisposed, and he is not the environment that shapes him. (Robert Sheckley Quotes) I don’t much like to look back with the idea that I was doing it wrong then or I’m doing it wrong now. (Robert Sheckley Quotes) I would like to do a novel where some curse turns that into how the world really is - a blessing or a curse, I don’t know which. (Robert Sheckley Quotes) A lot of us don’t want to be quite that serious about world problems. Our life is there to enjoy, not to be an eternal dissident, eternally unhappy with how things are and with the state of mankind. (Robert Sheckley Quotes) The British audience was very important to me. I have always looked away from American to non-American audiences and so this was important (Robert Sheckley Quotes) Wherever you go in the galaxy, you can find a food business, a house-building business, a war business, a peace business, a governing business, and so forth. And, of course, a God business, which is called ‘religion,’ and which is a particularly reprehensible line of endeavor (Robert Sheckley Quotes) There is a great deal of cyberpunk that I admire, especially the work of William Gibson which I think is excellent. Somehow he speaks from his own heart and cyber punk is what comes out (Robert Sheckley Quotes) I’m not so interested any more in how a great deal of science fiction goes. It goes into things like Star Wars and Star Trek which all go excellent in their own way (Robert Sheckley Quotes) But science perhaps is very difficult without faith. Also there is no simple way of saying now we have science, we don’t need faith anymore (Robert Sheckley Quotes) I was forever reading outside of the field as well as in it (Robert Sheckley Quotes) Science fiction is very healthy in its form (Robert Sheckley Quotes) The absurdist stuff wasn’t terribly popular at the time I was doing it (Robert Sheckley Quotes) I do think that short story writing is often a matter of luck (Robert Sheckley Quotes) Ethical and questions of philosophy interest me a great deal (Robert Sheckley Quotes) I think it can be quite impossible to think well of yourself, so I prefer not to think about that too much. But I am very pleased, obviously (Robert Sheckley Quotes) I don’t much like to look back with the idea that I was doing it wrong then or I’m doing it wrong now (Robert Sheckley Quotes) I knew I was doing something right because it was selling so I didn’t want to interfere with it (Robert Sheckley Quotes) Action isn’t my forte. I’m an expert on contemplation and mild regret (Robert Sheckley Quotes) I was never able to write seriously about heroes because I was very aware that I was not one and that in my background there was not this heroic thing (Robert Sheckley Quotes) I like to think that I have no single view nor any single situation that I think things arrive from. I try to give examples of what I think are interesting questions for me (Robert Sheckley Quotes) I don’t finish every story, but I probably write and send out three out of five of them (Robert Sheckley Quotes) As far as the mechanics go, working with other people on received ideas was for me a very interesting technical problem. I can’t say that any of my collaborations engaged my heart, but they engaged the craftsman in me (Robert Sheckley Quotes) A lot of us don’t want to be quite that serious about world problems. Our life is there to enjoy, not to be an eternal dissident, eternally unhappy with how things are and with the state of mankind (Robert Sheckley Quotes) So I wrote what I hoped would be science fiction, I was not at all sure if what I wrote would be acceptable even. But I don't say that I consciously wrote with humour. Humour is a part of you that comes out (Robert Sheckley Quotes)