Top 30 Quotes by Jack Vance

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

These are just the tip of the iceberg, because I read and read and read. I read everything.

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.

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.

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

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

I never worked in an office in my life.

I got done writing Ports of Call and suddenly realized I have far too much material for the book.

I do read books. I suppose it's more or less the same thing, but at least I'm alone and I'm an individual. I can stop anytime I want, which I frequently do.

I haven't sold to the movies. In other words, I haven't gotten any enormous checks yet.