The perversity of the universe tends towards a maximum. The… - Larry Niven

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The perversity of the universe tends towards a maximum. The universe is hostile.

Larry Niven

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Laurence van Cott Niven (born 30 April 1938) is an American science fiction author, most famous as the author of Ringworld (1970), his "Known Space" stories, and Niven's laws.

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