“You drink only sparingly. Is the beer too thin?” “No at all. I merely wish to keep my wits about me. It would not do if both of us became addled, an… - Jack Vance
" "“You drink only sparingly. Is the beer too thin?”
“No at all. I merely wish to keep my wits about me. It would not do if both of us became addled, and later woke up in doubt as to who was who.”
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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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Ellery Queen
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Alan Wade
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Peter Held
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John van See
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Jay Kavanse
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John Holbrook Vance
Alternative Names:
John H. Vance
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