One of life’s joys was to have friends who gave you reality… - David Brin

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One of life’s joys was to have friends who gave you reality checks...who would call you on your crap before it rose so high you drowned in it.

David Brin

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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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