They would probably never even know that the human race existed. Such monumental indifference was worse than any deliberate insult. - Arthur C. Clarke

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They would probably never even know that the human race existed. Such monumental indifference was worse than any deliberate insult.

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About Arthur C. Clarke

Sir Arthur Charles Clarke (16 December 1917 – 19 March 2008) was a British author, inventor and futurist, famous for his short stories and novels, among them 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), and as a host and commentator in the British television series Mysterious World. For many years, Robert A. Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, and Clarke were known as the "Big Three" of science fiction.

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Birth Name: Arthur Charles Clarke
Alternative Names: Sir Arthur Charles Clarke • Charles Willis • Arthur Clarke
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Yet now, as he roared across the night sky toward an unknown destiny, he found himself facing that bleak and ultimate question which so few men can answer to their satisfaction. What have I done with my life, he asked himself, that the world will be poorer if I leave it.
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