Top 30 Quotes by Jack Vance

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

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

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

There was a writer in the '20s called Christopher Morley, who I remember a little bit of, who had some influence on me, but I couldn't tell you what it was.

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

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

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.

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

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

I never worked in an office in my life.