But Roy Rockwood, it was science fiction for the sake of science fiction.

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I haven't sold to the movies. In other words, I haven't gotten any enormous checks yet.

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Well, I think everything I've ever read contributes to the background from which I write.

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These are just the tip of the iceberg, because I read and read and read. I read everything.

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I haven't been to a movie since somebody gave me free tickets to Star Wars, which I went to.

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I got done writing Ports of Call and suddenly realized I have far too much material for the book.

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I thought that automobiles were going to have mufflers and go fast and airplanes were going to fly fast.

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Sometimes some of these little side excursions are useful and I manage to fit them in the book somewhere.

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But, for instance, when I was awfully young, I read all the Oz books. They were an enormous influence on me.

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I worked for half a cent a word. I'm not a fast writer to begin with, so for the first few years I had do other things.

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