She described herself as happy. This diagnosis did not come… - Frederik Pohl

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She described herself as happy. This diagnosis did not come from any welling up of joy inside herself. It came from the observed fact, looking at herself objectively, that whenever she decided she wanted something she always got it, and what other definition of happiness could there be?

Frederik Pohl

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Frederik George Pohl, Jr. (November 26, 1919 – September 2, 2013) was an award-winning science fiction writer and editor, with a career spanning over seventy-five years.

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Birth Name: Frederik George Pohl, Jr.

Alternative Names: Frederik Pohl II • Edson McCann • Jordan Park • Elton V. Andrews • Paul Fleur • Lee Gregor • Warren F. Howard • Scott Mariner • Ernst Mason • James McCreigh • Dirk Wilson • Donald Stacy

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