Right now Im so old that if I had a big gush of money, I dont know what Id do with it. I dont travel anymore. I dont need anything, dont want anything. Id give it to my son, I guess, and let him enjoy it. – Jack Vance
Then there was Clark Ashton Smith, who wrote for Weird Tales and who had a wild imagination. He wasnt a very talented writer, but his imagination was wonderful. – Jack Vance
But Roy Rockwood, it was science fiction for the sake of science fiction. – Jack Vance
I do read books. I suppose its more or less the same thing, but at least Im alone and Im an individual. I can stop anytime I want, which I frequently do. – Jack Vance
Air travel survived decades of terrorism, including attacks which resulted in the deaths of everyone on the plane. It survived 9/11. Itll survive the next successful attack. The only real worry is that well scare ourselves into making air travel so onerous that we wont fly anymore. – Bruce Schneier