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"But the mighty computer is stupid. Thinking with the speed of light but unable to cross the gaps of intuition."
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Robert SilverbergI have come to prefer something looser, a rough sort of definition whi — Robert Silverberg
"I have come to prefer something looser, a rough sort of definition which says simply that science fiction attempts to portray that which does not exist, a speculative reality, but endeavors to explore the consequences of such a speculation in a rigorous, systematic, and scientifically plausible way."
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Robert Silverberg
Robert Silverberg
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Robert Silverberg is a prolific American science fiction author and editor. He is a multiple winner of both Hugo and Nebula Awards, a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, and a Grand Master of SF since 2004.
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"Stale is stale and borrowed is borrowed, no matter how original your models may have been."
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"It did not seem at all improbable to McCulloch now. The infinite fullness of time brings about everything, he thought: even intelligent lobsters, even a divine octopus."
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"Not all lawyers are annoying. Some are dead."
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"A man who lies to himself is the worst liar of all."
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"Ignorance can’t be pardoned. Only cured."
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