Magic and art arise from an egomaniac's insistence that the… - David Brin

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Magic and art arise from an egomaniac's insistence that the artist is right, and the universe wrong.

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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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