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"The laws of probability not only permit coincidences; they absolutely insist on them."
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Charles SheffieldSomehow he felt more resigned than surprised. Things had been going fa — Charles Sheffield
"Somehow he felt more resigned than surprised. Things had been going far too well for far too long. Just when you thought you had the universe by the tail, it turned round and bit you on the ass."
Somehow he felt more resigned than surprised. Things had been going far too well for far too long. Just when you thought
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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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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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"The more foolproof you think something is, the worse the failure when it happens."
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"War was senseless. And yet war came creeping steadily closer."
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"To a political mind, everything is politics."
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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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