I realized that night the import and the terrible difficult… - Dan Simmons

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I realized that night the import and the terrible difficulty in the task ahead of me—in keeping this child safe from the sharp edges of a strange and indifferent universe.
I think that is was on this alien and storm-tossed night that I first understood what it might be like to be a parent.

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Dan Simmons (born April 4, 1948) is an American science fiction and horror writer.

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