The less a writer discusses his work—and himself—the better. The master chef slaughters no chickens in the dining room; the doctor writes prescriptions in Latin; the magician hides his hinges, mirrors, and trapdoors with the utmost care.


Afterword to "The Bagful of Dreams" in The Jack Vance Treasury (2007). First appeared in Epoch (1775), ed. Robert Silverberg and Roger Elwood.

Jack Vance Quotes

The less a writer discusses his work—and himself—the better. The master chef slaughters no chickens in the dining room; the doctor writes...

The less a writer discusses his work—and himself—the better. The master chef slaughters no chickens in the dining room; the doctor writes...

The less a writer discusses his work—and himself—the better. The master chef slaughters no chickens in the dining room; the doctor writes...

The less a writer discusses his work—and himself—the better. The master chef slaughters no chickens in the dining room; the doctor writes...