Claghorn had long insisted that no human condition endured forever, with the corollary that the more complicated such a condition, the greater its su… - Jack Vance

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Claghorn had long insisted that no human condition endured forever, with the corollary that the more complicated such a condition, the greater its susceptibility to change.

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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.

Portrait adapted from Wikimedia Commons, User Hayford Peirce on en.wikipedia (Public domain / CC0)

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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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