It’s an austere, terrifying sensation. A reminder of something we all suppress most of the time, because it hurts so much.
The stark loneliness of in… - David Brin
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It’s an austere, terrifying sensation. A reminder of something we all suppress most of the time, because it hurts so much. The stark loneliness of individuality. The essential alienness of others. And of the universe itself.
Glen David Brin (born October 6, 1950) is an American author of science fiction. He is the winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. He lives in Southern California and has been both a NASA consultant and a physics professor.
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