Ruthven surmised that he had hit upon some of the central deceptions which had wrecked him and reduced him and so many of his colleagues to this condition. To surmise was not to conquer, of course; he was as helpless… — Barry N. Malzberg Copy Share Image
Once you start rewriting, you're not able to stop. With each draft the fundamental banality and worthlessness of the material becomes more evident even… — Barry N. Malzberg Copy Share Image
There is no truth which cannot be given in fifty words; the truth is always concise. — Barry N. Malzberg Copy Share Image
"Events," I say to the Captain, "events control our lives, although we have no understanding of them nor do they have any motivation. Everything… — Barry N. Malzberg Copy Share Image
“Inevitably, his vision verged toward the fantastic; he published a scattering of stories - most included in this volume - which appeared to conform… — Barry N. Malzberg Copy Share Image
Nothing matters at all. Survival is the coin of the realm. Time is a river with banks. — Barry N. Malzberg Copy Share Image
Ruthven surmised that he had hit upon some of the central deceptions which had wrecked him and reduced him and so many of his… — Barry N. Malzberg Copy Share Image
“He began as a minor imitator of Fitzgerald, wrote a novel in the late twenties which won a prize, became dissatisfied with his work,… — Barry N. Malzberg Copy Share Image
