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Jack Vance - Don't you think it's a bit-well, intense?...

Don't you think it's a bit-well, intense? Are people really interested in these matters?”
"If not they should be.”
"Easily said, but it's no way to run a magazine. People don't want to really understand anything; they want to think they have learned without the necessity of application. (Jack Vance)

Don't you think it's a bit-well, intense? Are people really interested in these matters?” "If not they should be.” "Easily said, but it's no way to run a magazine. People don't want to really understand anything; they want to think they have learned without the necessity of application.

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