Quotes by Jack McDevitt

About Jack McDevitt:

Jack McDevitt is an American science fiction author whose novels frequently deal with attempts to make contact with alien races, and with archaeology or xenoarchaeology. His two main series are the Alex Benedict series and the Priscilla Hutchins series.
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Tides are like politics. They come and go with a great deal of fuss and noise, but inevitably they leave the beach just as they found it. On those few occasions when major change does occur, it is rarely a good news.

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Show me what a people admire, and I will tell you everything about them that matters.

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The real problem has to do with the inability by people to admit that a position they've held a long time might be wrong. That's all. Not that it is. Just that it might be. I don't know why it is, but we tend to fall in love with things we believe, T...

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One SF prediction that I would like very much to see: Get solar collectors launched to beam energy back home, and get away from fossil fuels.

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Thanks to the comic book publishers. Batman and Captain Marvel were responsible for my learning to read at least a year before I showed up at school. They got me interested in writing. Started my first novel at about eight. The title: 'The Canals of ...

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I was once invited to attend a private dinner for Senator John F. Kennedy. But it was a Saturday evening, and I passed. Had better things to do.

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I've tried to quit writing several times, but I enjoy it too much.

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When I was teaching English and trying to get kids passionate about reading, the most effective weapon I had was 'The Martian Chronicles.'

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Science fiction writers missed the most salient feature of our modern era: the Internet.

Jack McDevitt

My father used to take me to the movies on Saturdays. In 1940, when I was four years old, we encountered 'Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe.' I loved it. Especially the rocket ship, which I later realized had no airlock and no washroom. But they man...

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Author Bio

  • NameJack McDevitt
  • DescriptionAmerican novelist, Short story writer
  • Born1935
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter; Novelist
  • AwardsNebula Award