A. E. van Vogt

Recruiting Station was a story that came as the result of many anxious awakenings during many nights.

— A. E. van Vogt

It came about as follows: over the years when I was involved in dianetics, I wrote the beginnings of many stories. I…

— A. E. van Vogt

My theory was that what I had to do was make a study of human behavior.

— A. E. van Vogt

“Resistance, however, is useless. (1939)”

— A. E. Van Vogt

I first read science fiction in the old British Chum annual when I was about 12 years old.

— A. E. van Vogt

You have to remember that I was a bright but simple fellow from Canada who seldom, if ever, met another writer, and…

— A. E. van Vogt

I had casually rented an apartment that cost $75 a month because I expected my writing to pay my way.

— A. E. van Vogt

I figure that that has a ten year cycle. At the end of that ten years, I began to get worried that…

— A. E. van Vogt

But, somewhere in there, I did have the thought that this really fits in with my thinking about what I wanted to…

— A. E. van Vogt

It's difficult for me to feel that a solid page without the breakups of paragraphs can be interesting. I break mine up…

— A. E. van Vogt

The encouragement I got from Campbell was a quick check and praise. Once the Space Beagle was launched on its mission, it…

— A. E. van Vogt

In a sense, there's a great truth to that, but, also I was a great reader.

— A. E. van Vogt

In those days I was new to covers; merely felt pleased that a story of mine had been honored. I later met…

— A. E. van Vogt

Chum was a British boy's weekly which, at the end of the year was bound into a single huge book; and the…

— A. E. van Vogt

Well, first of all, going off with dianetics was based upon a thought of mine.

— A. E. van Vogt

I don't recall having any self-awareness about the intricacy of my stories.

— A. E. van Vogt