behind a very sturdily built and staunchly defended facade of practical, unromantic hard-headedness towards life, there was just that little pool of … - Isaac Asimov
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behind a very sturdily built and staunchly defended facade of practical, unromantic hard-headedness towards life, there was just that little pool of softness that would never show if you poked for it, but could be reached if you knew just how — and never let on that you were looking for it.
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Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov (c. 2 January 1920 – 6 April 1992) was a Russian-born American biochemist who was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction, his works include the Foundation series and I, Robot.
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Asimov
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Isaak Ozimov
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Itzhak Ozimov
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