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"The laws of probability not only permit coincidences; they absolutely insist on them."
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Charles SheffieldI do not like to concatenate implausibilities. — Charles Sheffield
"I do not like to concatenate implausibilities."
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Charles Sheffield
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Charles Sheffield, was an English-born mathematician, physicist, and science-fiction writer who served as a President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and of the American Astronautical Society.
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"“It sounds reasonable to me.” “Reasonable, but not true. Big difference.”"
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"Luck is infatuated with the efficient."
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