"It will come as no surprise to those of you in the book trade when I say that although books do not cause cancer, books in general do not sell as well as cigarettes."
— Gene Wolfe

January 1, 1970

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Fantasy authorsScience fiction authors from the United StatesNovelists from the United StatesShort story writers from the United StatesCatholics from the United States
Original Language: English

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Guest of Honor speech at Aussiecon Two (43rd World Science Fiction Convention, August 1985), as published in Castle of Days (1992)