Science must have originated in the feeling that something was wrong.
Thomas Carlyle
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Beyond that, I seem to be compelled to write science fiction, rather than fantasy or mysteries or some other genre more likely to climb onto bestseller lists even though I enjoy reading a wide variety of literature, both fiction and nonfiction.
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- Doubt, of whatever kind, can be ended by action alone.
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