“Inevitably, his vision verged toward the fantastic; he published a scattering of stories - most included in this volume - which appeared to conform to that genre at least to the degree that the fuller part of his vision could… — 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, stopped writing for a period of years. When he came back it was to BLACK MASK… — 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
