So I wrote what I hoped would be science fiction, I was not at all sure if what … - Robert Sheckley

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The point of writing my name to you is that I see who you are, you see who I am. . . and that's what it's about.

Robert Sheckley

So I wrote what I hoped would be science fiction, I was not at all sure if what I wrote would be acceptable even. But I don't say that I consciously wrote with humour. Humour is a part of you that comes out.

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I sell well now in Russia. I remember one signing in Russia some years ago where the bookstore had two strongmen to hold the crowds back.

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