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
Once I had all the facts in, I found I didn't have the immoral courage to pull the caper. So I wrote it as a story. As a teenager, I didn't have any skills for writing as such, so it came out in 1500 words. Theodore Sturgeon capercouragefact share on social
There is no way of writing stories that I haven't done. Theodore Sturgeon storywrite Change image and share on social
I learned how to live on five and sometimes ten dollars a week. Theodore Sturgeon dollarlearnlive Change image and share on social
Ninety percent of everything is crap. Theodore Sturgeon crapninetypercent Change image and share on social
I've always written very tightly, and there's a good reason for that. There's no point in using words that you're not going to apply. Theodore Sturgeon applygoodhave Change image and share on social
In science fiction, you can also test out your own realities. Theodore Sturgeon fictionrealityscience Change image and share on social
You write a story about loneliness, and you grab them all because everybody's an expert on that one. Theodore Sturgeon expertgrabloneliness 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
