The big man’s scowl deepened. “You’re not what I expected.”… - Jack Vance

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The big man’s scowl deepened. “You’re not what I expected.”
“Intelligence, facility, resourcefulness are not like neckties, to be displayed as ornaments,” Magnus Ridolph pointed out.

Jack Vance

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About Jack Vance

John Holbrook Vance (August 28, 1916 – May 26, 2013) was an award-winning science fiction and fantasy author, who wrote the four-book Dying Earth series.

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Pen Names: Ellery Queen • Alan Wade • Peter Held • John van See • Jay Kavanse

Birth Name: John Holbrook Vance

Alternative Names: John H. Vance

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The less a writer discusses his work—and himself—the better. The master chef slaughters no chickens in the dining room; the doctor writes prescriptions in Latin; the magician hides his hinges, mirrors, and trapdoors with the utmost care.

Damned meddlers. It’s hard to know when their curiosity is official and when it’s just curiosity.

Money lost, little lost.
Honor lost, much lost.
Pluck lost, all lost.

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