A. E. van Vogt Quotes

A. E. van Vogt — Canadian Author born on April 26, 1912, died on January 26, 2000

Alfred Elton van Vogt was a Canadian-born science fiction author regarded as one of the most popular, influential and complex science fiction writers of the mid-twentieth century: the "Golden Age" of the genre... (wikipedia)

Recruiting Station was a story that came as the result of many anxious awakenings during many nights.

I don't recall having any self-awareness about the intricacy of my stories.

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.

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.

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 Quotes

A. E. van Vogt Quotes

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