"Damned meddlers. It’s hard to know when their curiosity is official and when it’s just curiosity."
About Jack Vance
John Holbrook Vance was an American writer of fantasy, science fiction, and mysteries. He wrote several mystery novels under pen names, including Ellery Queen.
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