My brain, otherwise a sound instrument, has a serious defect—a hypertrophied lobe of curiosity.
Jack Vance Quotes
1916–2013 United States
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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Also known as: Vance, Jack, Lyonesse Trilogy
296 quotes
Experience is the only source of wisdom: by which I mean, the competent conduct of life.
Maske: Thaery (1976)
Future Tense (1964)
Lyonesse Trilogy (1983)
Demon Princes (1964)
To Live Forever (1956)
Demon Princes (1964)
To Live Forever (1956)
There’s ample human achievement in the universe, but not nearly enough beauty.
Alastor trilogy (1973)
I fear, Master Zamp, that you are a victim to your own perfervid imagination.
Showboat World (1975)
What good is notoriety if your friends are unable to profit from it?
Demon Princes (1964)
Control is necessary and even good—so long as I do the controlling.
Emphyrio (1969)
Happiness is fugitive; dissatisfaction and boredom are real.
Emphyrio (1969)
Vandals of the Void (1953)
Sir, your ideas are incorrect in every possible respect.
Lyonesse Trilogy (1983)
Lyonesse Trilogy (1983)
The Languages of Pao (1958)
Nothing is more conspicuous than a farting princess.
Lyonesse Trilogy (1983)
They consider garrulity a crime against nature.
Planet of Adventure (1968)
Candor is never indiscreet. Truth, which is to say, the reflection of life, is beautiful.
Demon Princes (1964)
Attribution
Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Jack Vance (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.