What I’ve observed—the pattern behind what I’ve observed—ex… - Samuel R. Delany

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What I’ve observed—the pattern behind what I’ve observed—explains why what happens happens the way it does. It makes the whole process easier to see. Your idea is a possible explanation not of the observations but of a set of speculations, which, if you accepted them along with the explanation, would then only make you start seeing things and half-things where no things are.

Samuel R. Delany

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About Samuel R. Delany

Samuel Ray Delany Jr. (born 1 April 1942) is an award-winning science fiction author. He has written works that have garnered substantial critical acclaim, including the novels Nova, The Einstein Intersection, Hogg, and Dhalgren. He is a professor of Comparative Literature and Creative Writing at Temple University, and is also known in the academic world as a literary critic.

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Alternative Names: Samuel Ray Delany, Jr. • Samuel Ray Delany • Chip Delany • Samuel Ray "Chip" Delany, Jr. • K. Leslie Steiner • S. L. Kermit

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