Jack Vance

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

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

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

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

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

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.Jack Vance

Jack Vance was a famous American author, who was born on August 28, 1916. As a person born on this date, Jack Vance is listed in our database as the 72nd most popular celebrity for the day (August 28) and the 47th most popular for the year (1916).

People born on August 28 fall under the Zodiac sign of Virgo, the Virgin. Jack Vance is the 2189th most popular Virgo.

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