"Master Timekeeper: Not everyone thinks so. Most people enj… - Harlan Ellison

"Master Timekeeper: Not everyone thinks so. Most people enjoy order.
Harlequin: I don't, and most of the people I know don't."
Master Timekeeper: That's not true. How do you think we caught you?
Harlequin: I'm not interested.
Master Timekeeper: A girl named pretty Alice told us who you were.
Harlequin: That's a lie.
Master Timekeeper: It's true. You unnerve her. She wants to belong, she wants to conform,
I'm going to turn you off.

Harlan Ellison

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About Harlan Ellison

Harlan Jay Ellison (27 May 1934 – 28 June 2018) was an American author (mostly of speculative fiction) and media critic.

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Pen Names: Cheech Beldone • Phil Beldone

Native Name: Harlan Jay Ellison

Alternative Names: Cordwainer Bird

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