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Of all wars, these are the most detestable, since they are waged for no tangible gain, but only to impose a set of arbitrary credos upon another’s mind.",false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":30,"quote_text":31,"author_id":5,"source_id":15,"has_image":25,"author":32,"source":33,"quote_tag":34,"commentary":9},3098796,"Now then!” cried Vita Palas. “Don’t you go slanging me, you raddled old hussy! I know your kind, all skin and spleen, and wrinkles to wrap over all! Your own morals are sewage, you with your dancing-boys and gigolos! Don’t you try slanging me any more, or I’ll snatch off your wig and really explain what I think of you! It will not be nice! It will turn your long nose blue!",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":36,"quote_text":37,"author_id":5,"source_id":15,"has_image":25,"author":38,"source":39,"quote_tag":40,"commentary":9},3098793,"Well, I think everything I’ve ever read contributes to the background from which I write.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":42,"quote_text":43,"author_id":5,"source_id":15,"has_image":25,"author":44,"source":45,"quote_tag":46,"commentary":9},3098789,"I admit to a specialized occupation, which in fact has not so much as acquired a name. Not to put too keen an edge on it, I wait under gallows until the corpse drops, whereupon I assume possession of the clothes and valuables. I find little competition in the field; the work is dull, and I will never become wealthy, but at least it is honest, and I have time to daydream.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":48,"quote_text":49,"author_id":5,"source_id":15,"has_image":25,"author":50,"source":51,"quote_tag":52,"commentary":9},3098787,"Let us leave this room, said Melancthe. It reeks of the brain.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":54,"quote_text":55,"author_id":5,"source_id":15,"has_image":25,"author":56,"source":57,"quote_tag":58,"commentary":9},3098786,"I live in a constant flux; I am unable to make fixed plans.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":60,"quote_text":61,"author_id":5,"source_id":15,"has_image":25,"author":62,"source":63,"quote_tag":64,"commentary":65},3098784,"I don’t read other science fiction. I don’t read any at all.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nJack Vance, a renowned science fiction and fantasy author, made this statement in the 1960s, a period of significant creative output and critical acclaim. At that time, Vance was already an established writer, having published numerous novels and short stories. His statement reflects his distinct approach to writing and his desire to avoid influences that might compromise his unique voice.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nThe quote reveals a paradoxical tension between Vance's desire for originality and his need for inspiration. On one hand, he claims to avoid reading science fiction to prevent external influences from shaping his work. On the other hand, this avoidance suggests that he might be relying on his own imagination, rather than external sources, to fuel his creativity.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply Vance's mindset to your own creative work, try this: when faced with a blank page or a stalled project, instead of seeking external inspiration, take a deliberate break from the influences that might be holding you back. Use this time to tap into your own imagination, and allow yourself to explore new ideas and perspectives without the constraint of external expectations.",{"id":67,"quote_text":68,"author_id":5,"source_id":15,"has_image":25,"author":69,"source":70,"quote_tag":71,"commentary":9},3098783,"I haven’t been to a movie since somebody gave me free tickets to Star Wars, which I went to.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":73,"quote_text":74,"author_id":5,"source_id":15,"has_image":25,"author":75,"source":76,"quote_tag":77,"commentary":9},3098781,"I know that the history of man is not his technical triumphs, his kills, his victories. It is a composite, a mosaic of a trillion pieces, the account of each man’s accommodation with his conscience. This is the true history of the race.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":79,"quote_text":80,"author_id":5,"source_id":15,"has_image":25,"author":81,"source":82,"quote_tag":83,"commentary":9},3098780,"When we shattered the Actuarian, we shattered the bar across the sky. Now, life, eternal life, is at anyone’s demand. Man must move forward; this is the nature of his brain and blood. Today he is given the Earth; his destiny is the stars. The entire universe awaits him! And so, why should we quaver and hedge at life for all of us?",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"currentPage":85,"totalPages":86,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":87},1,19,10]