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“Still, I am restless; in all my life I have achieved nothing.”
“Work and fatigue are well-known cures for restlessness! And what is achievement after all? Another name for vanity!”

Jack Vance

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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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