The story of my very first sale is the fact that I dreamed up a foolproof paper to cheat an insurance company out of several hundred thousand dollars. Theodore Sturgeon cheatcompanydollar Change image and share on social
I feel angry that I can't be hypnotized. I'm not putting it down, and I'm not saying that it doesn't exist. I have talked to a great many people who are very good at it, but so far nobody has ever been able to hypnotize me. Theodore Sturgeon angryexistfeel share on social
When you combine something to say with the skill to say it properly, then you've got a good writer. Theodore Sturgeon combinegoodhave Change image and share on social
There are a lot of people who write very intensely about things they do not and cannot do. Theodore Sturgeon intenselylotpeople Change image and share on social
As far as hypnosis is concerned, I had a very serious problem when I was in my twenties. I encountered a man who later became the president of the American Society of Medical Hypnosis. He couldn't hypnotize me. Theodore Sturgeon americanconcernencounter share on social
I quit my job, and went ashore to become a writer. Theodore Sturgeon ashorejobquit Change image and share on social
There are people who have tremendously important things to say, but they say it so poorly that nobody would ever want to read it. Theodore Sturgeon importantpeoplepoorly Change image and share on social
I sent The World Well Lost to one editor who rejected it on sight, and then wrote a letter to every other editor in the field warning them against the story, and urging them to reject it on sight without reading it. Theodore Sturgeon editorfieldletter share on social
Create a world in which these things do or do not exist, or in which they are extended in some way. Test reality against this fiction. The reader will recognize the world that you're talking about, even though it may be another one altogether. Theodore Sturgeon altogethercreateexist share on social
There was so much that you could do, instead of looking for things that you couldn't do. Theodore Sturgeon thing Change image and share on social
