We are forever trying to sell science because somebody some… - Jack McDevitt

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We are forever trying to sell science because somebody somewhere will get a better toothbrush," she grumbled. "Whatever happened to sheer curiosity?

Jack McDevitt

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Jack McDevitt (born April 14, 1935) is an American science fiction author.

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Birth Name: John Charles McDevitt

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Charles Sheffield Robert A. Heinlein David Brin Iain Banks Larry Niven

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The creative act requires both will and intelligence. Breaking things is easy. You only need a hammer.

Faith has its price. When misfortune strikes the true believer, he assumes he has done something to deserve punishment, but isn’t quite certain what. The realist, recognizing that he lives in a Darwinian universe, is simply grateful to have made it to another sunset.

Sometimes," he said, "I think life is just one long series of blown opportunities.

We are forever trying to sell science because somebody somewhere will get a better toothbrush," she grumbled. "Whatever happened to sheer curiosity? - Jack McDevitt

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