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I must be stupid," I said. "I don't doubt that his talk is full of profound hidden truths, but I find it terribly hard to understand." Dikaiarchos la… - L. Sprague de Camp
" "I must be stupid," I said. "I don't doubt that his talk is full of profound hidden truths, but I find it terribly hard to understand."
Dikaiarchos laughed. "I'll tell you a secret, Chares. I cannot understand it, either."
"You, sir?"
"Yes. It may be that we are both stupid, or it may be that there is nothing to understand. It is a good practical rule that, if a man cannot explain himself in terms that any reasonably intelligent listener can comprehend, he doesn't know what he is talking about himself.
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About L. Sprague de Camp
(November 27, 1907 – November 6, 2000) was an American writer of science fiction, fantasy and non-fiction. In a career spanning 60 years, he wrote over 100 books, including novels and works of non-fiction, including biographies of other fantasy authors. He was a major figure in science fiction in the 1930s and 1940s.
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J. Wellington Wells
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Lymen R. Lyon
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J. Wellington
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Lyon Sprague de Camp
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L. Sprague De Camp
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