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 Copy Share Image
Recruiting Station was a story that came as the result of many anxious awakenings during many nights. — A. E. van Vogt Copy Share Image
It came about as follows: over the years when I was involved in dianetics, I wrote the beginnings of many stories. I would get… — A. E. van Vogt Copy Share Image
My theory was that what I had to do was make a study of human behavior. — A. E. van Vogt Copy Share Image
I first read science fiction in the old British Chum annual when I was about 12 years old. — A. E. van Vogt Copy Share Image
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. E. van Vogt Copy Share Image
I had casually rented an apartment that cost $75 a month because I expected my writing to pay my way. — A. E. van Vogt Copy Share Image
I figure that that has a ten year cycle. At the end of that ten years, I began to get worried that I would… — A. E. van Vogt Copy Share Image
But, somewhere in there, I did have the thought that this really fits in with my thinking about what I wanted to do; with… — A. E. van Vogt Copy Share Image
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… — A. E. van Vogt Copy Share Image
The encouragement I got from Campbell was a quick check and praise. Once the Space Beagle was launched on its mission, it seemed natural… — A. E. van Vogt Copy Share Image
In a sense, there's a great truth to that, but, also I was a great reader. — A. E. van Vogt Copy Share Image
