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A E Van Vogt Quotes
But, somewhere in there, I did have the thought that this really fits in with my thinking about what I wanted to do; with what has to be done by a writer in order to stay alive as a writer.
~ A. E. van Vogt
About
Alive
Did
Done
Fits
Order
Really
Somewhere
Stay
Thinking
Thought
Wanted
Writer
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Chum was a British boy's weekly which, at the end of the year was bound into a single huge book; and the following Christmas parents bought it as Christmas presents for male children.
~ A. E. van Vogt
Book
Bought
Bound
Boy
British
Children
Christmas
End
Following
Huge
Male
Parents
Presents
Single
Weekly
Which
Year
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I don't recall having any self-awareness about the intricacy of my stories.
~ A. E. van Vogt
About
Any
Having
Recall
Self-Awareness
Stories
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I figure that that has a ten year cycle. At the end of that ten years, I began to get worried that I would run into what is known as the writer's block, the feeling of not being able to do these things.
~ A. E. van Vogt
Able
Began
Being
Block
Cycle
End
Feeling
Figure
Get
Known
Run
Ten
Ten Years
Things
Worried
Would
Writer
Year
Years
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I first read science fiction in the old British Chum annual when I was about 12 years old.
~ A. E. van Vogt
About
Annual
British
Fiction
First
Old
Read
Science
Science Fiction
Years
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I had casually rented an apartment that cost $75 a month because I expected my writing to pay my way.
~ A. E. van Vogt
Apartment
Because
Casually
Cost
Expected
Had
Month
Pay
Way
Writing
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In a sense, there's a great truth to that, but, also I was a great reader.
~ A. E. van Vogt
Also
Great
Great Truth
Reader
Sense
Truth
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In those days I was new to covers; merely felt pleased that a story of mine had been honored. I later met Rogers who did some of my early covers and I was impressed with him.
~ A. E. van Vogt
Been
Covers
Days
Did
Early
Felt
Had
Him
Honored
Impressed
Later
Merely
Met
Mine
New
Pleased
Rogers
Some
Story
Those
Who
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It came about as follows: over the years when I was involved in dianetics, I wrote the beginnings of many stories. I would get an idea, and then write the beginning, and then never touch it again.
~ A. E. van Vogt
About
Again
Beginning
Beginnings
Came
Follows
Get
Idea
Involved
Many
Never
Over
Stories
Then
Touch
Would
Write
Wrote
Years
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It's difficult for me to feel that a solid page without the breakups of paragraphs can be interesting. I break mine up perhaps sooner than I should in terms of the usage of the English language.
~ A. E. van Vogt
Break
Difficult
English
English Language
Feel
Interesting
Language
Me
Mine
Page
Paragraphs
Perhaps
Should
Solid
Sooner
Terms
Than
Up
Usage
Without
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My theory was that what I had to do was make a study of human behavior.
~ A. E. van Vogt
Behavior
Had
Human
Human Behavior
Make
Study
Theory
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Recruiting Station was a story that came as the result of many anxious awakenings during many nights.
~ A. E. van Vogt
Anxious
Came
Many
Nights
Recruiting
Result
Station
Story
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The encouragement I got from Campbell was a quick check and praise. Once the Space Beagle was launched on its mission, it seemed natural for it to breed additional thoughts.
~ A. E. van Vogt
Additional
Breed
Campbell
Check
Encouragement
Got
Mission
Natural
Once
Praise
Quick
Seemed
Space
Thoughts
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Well, first of all, going off with dianetics was based upon a thought of mine.
~ A. E. van Vogt
Based
First
First Of All
Going
Mine
Off
Thought
Well
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You have to remember that I was a bright but simple fellow from Canada who seldom, if ever, met another writer, and then only a so-called literary type that occasionally sold a story and meanwhile worked in an office for a living.
~ A. E. van Vogt
Another
Bright
Canada
Ever
Fellow
Literary
Living
Meanwhile
Met
Occasionally
Office
Only
Remember
Seldom
Simple
So-Called
Sold
Story
Then
Type
Who
Worked
Writer
You
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