But Roy Rockwood, it was science fiction for the sake of science fiction.
Jack Vance
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More quotes by Jack Vance
- I do read books. I suppose it's more or less the same thing, but at least I'm alone and I'm an individual. I can stop anytime I want, which I frequently do.
- But I'm so slow on it because I find it terribly hard writing blind on computers. The computer speaks to me, but it's just so slow, I'm so terribly slow using it.
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- But Roy Rockwood, it was science fiction for the sake of science fiction.