There was a time, two or three centuries ago, when it looke… - Brian Aldiss

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There was a time, two or three centuries ago, when it looked as if the intellect might win over the body, and our species become something worthwhile. But too much procreation killed that illusion.

Brian Aldiss

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Brian Wilson Aldiss (August 18, 1925 – August 19, 2017) was an English writer of general fiction and science fiction.

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Pen Names: Jael Cracken

Birth Name: Brian Wilson Aldiss

Alternative Names: Brian W. Aldiss • Dr. Peristyle • C. C. Shackleton

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There has always been a belief in miracles in the popular mind. As L. Sprague de Camp once said, the public would rather be bunked than debunked.

Evil is loose in the world. I have to go.” “I don’t believe in evil. Mistakes, yes. Not evil.” “Then perhaps you are afraid to believe it exists. It exists wherever men are.

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