Jack Vance

“Speculation is the mother of most pernicious falsehoods.”

“Who thinks, right or wrong, is a man. But who thinks he is right is a fool.”

“Truth is a gem that is found at a great depth; whilst on the surface of this world all things are weighed by the false scale of custom.”

“A life lived in fear is a life half lived.”

“For a moment, nothing happened. Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen.”

“Civilization is a conspiracy.”

“Where is the justice of it? Where is the logic? There is no justice, no logic.”

“A man who is not a man's man is a lonely man, regardless of the company.”

“Logic is a feeble tool when leveled against the follies of men.”

“I have noted that persons with bad judgment are most insistent that we do what they think best.”

“An old man's memories are his future.”

“The best music is essentially there to provide you something to face the world with.”

“To be a man is to be a non-conformist.”

“The recollections of an elder are prophetic.”

“Mankind, in general, is not an object of love.”