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

Someone, Story, Written

As I mentioned, I was a carpenter for a time.
Jack Vance

Time, Carpenter, Mentioned

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

Computers, Writing, Hard

But I've sure worked at jobs where I have been under inspection.
Jack Vance

Sure, Worked, Jobs

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

Science, Fiction, Sake

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

Young, Read, Books

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.
Jack Vance

Alone, Same, Read

I don't read other science fiction. I don't read any at all.
Jack Vance

Science, Read, Fiction

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

Book, Writing, Done

I haven't been to a movie since somebody gave me free tickets to Star Wars, which I went to.
Jack Vance

Free, Since, Star

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

Movies, Words, Checks

I just wrote what I felt like writing since they seemed to sell.
Jack Vance

Writing, Since, Felt

I never made lots of money at it, but I sold enough.
Jack Vance

Money, Made, Enough

I never worked in an office in my life.
Jack Vance

Life, Office, Worked

I thought that automobiles were going to have mufflers and go fast and airplanes were going to fly fast.
Jack Vance

Thought, Fast, Fly

I was a carpenter for a time and everybody watches what you do.
Jack Vance

Time, Everybody, Carpenter

I was an omnivore at reading, so that everything I ever read contributed.
Jack Vance

Everything, Read, Reading

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

Word, Few, Writer

I'd never been published when I was young.
Jack Vance

Young, Published

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

Job, Fact, Almost

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

Small, Working, Somebody

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

Money, Travel, Him

So I'll write it, and then I'll find out that I actually wrote something that is utterly useless. You can't use it in the story and it doesn't fit. So I just throw it away. I've done that countless times.
Jack Vance

Done, Find, Away

Sometimes some of these little side excursions are useful and I manage to fit them in the book somewhere.
Jack Vance

Book, Sometimes, Side

The story was such that I couldn't make a graceful ending and then make a graceful new beginning. I could have, but I didn't want to. So, it isn't the most graceful way of writing a story. This new story is, I think, is pretty good stuff. I'm pleased with it anyway.
Jack Vance

Good, Writing, Pretty

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Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: August 28, 1916

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