--- title: "4 A.E. van Vogt Quotes - Famous Writer" description: "Canadian-American science fiction writer (1912–2000)... | Alfred Elton van Vogt was a Canadian-born American science fiction writer. His fragmented, biz..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b7/a-e-van-vogt-2-63571_full-moon_i-looked-up-its-history-and-surprisingly_48051.jpg" --- # A.E. van Vogt (1912–2000) Writer **4** quotes in **14** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet A.E. van Vogt was a writer. ## Quick Facts About A.E. van Vogt Born April 26, 1912 Died January 26, 2000 Profession Writer ## About A.E. van Vogt Canadian-American science fiction writer (1912–2000)... \| Alfred Elton van Vogt was a Canadian-born American science fiction writer. His fragmented, bizarre narrative style influenced later science fiction writers, including Philip K. Dick. He was one of the most popular and influential practitioners of science fiction in the mid-twentieth century, the gen ## Quotes by A.E. van Vogt > [“I looked up its history, and, surprisingly, it has quite a history. You know how in Europe they make you study a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-e-van-vogt-2/i-looked-up-its-history-and-surprisingly-it-has-quite-a-history-you/) [A.E. van Vogt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-e-van-vogt-2/) [Full moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/full-moon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b7/a-e-van-vogt-2-63571_full-moon_i-looked-up-its-history-and-surprisingly_48051.jpg) > [“If I believe the same things today I did yesterday I've learned nothing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-e-van-vogt-2/if-i-believe-the-same-things-today-i-did-yesterday-i-ve-learned/) [A.E. van Vogt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-e-van-vogt-2/) [Knowledge-of-self](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/knowledge-of-self/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d68/a-e-van-vogt-2-63571_knowledge-of-self_if-i-believe-the-same-things-today-i-did_784581.jpg) > [“The mist enveloped her form. She was lifted into it, then instantly dropped. Swiftly, the mist retreated to the window. It was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-e-van-vogt-2/the-mist-enveloped-her-form-she-was-lifted-into-it-then-instantly/) [A.E. van Vogt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-e-van-vogt-2/) [Dead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dead/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb7/a-e-van-vogt-2-63571_dead_the-mist-enveloped-her-form-she-was-lift_955116.jpg) > [“Contentedly sat the old woman. Soon now, the sea would hold no terrors, and the blinds wouldn't have to be down, nor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-e-van-vogt-2/contentedly-sat-the-old-woman-soon-now-the-sea-would-hold-no-terrors/) [A.E. van Vogt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-e-van-vogt-2/) [Calm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/calm/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/911/a-e-van-vogt-2-63571_long-ago_contentedly-sat-the-old-woman-soon-now-t_1490495.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-e-van-vogt-2/#itemlist", "name": "A.E. van Vogt Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I looked up its history, and, surprisingly, it has quite a history. You know how in Europe they make you study a lot of stuff about the old alchemists and all that kind of stuff, to give you an historical grounding.' 'Yes?' Kemp laughed. 'You haven't got a witch around your place by any chance?' 'Eh!' The exclamation almost burned Marson's lips. He fought hard to hide the tremendousness of that shock. Kemp laughed again. 'According to 'Die Geschichte der Zauberinnen' by the Austrian, Karl Gloeck, Hydrodendon Barelia is the modem name for the sinister witch's weed of antiquity. I'm not talking about the special witches of our Christian lore, with their childish attributes, but the old tribe of devil's creatures that came out of prehistory, regular full-blooded sea witches. It seems when each successive body gets old, they choose a young woman's body, attune themselves to it by living with the victim, and take possession any time after midnight of the first full moon period following the 21st of June. Witch's weed is supposed to make the entry easier. Gloeck says... why, what's the matter, sir?' His impulse, his wild and terrible impulse, was to babble the whole story to Kemp. 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