Holger wished he had read the old tales more closely; he ha… - Poul Anderson

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Holger wished he had read the old tales more closely; he had only a dim childhood recollection of them.

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Poul William Anderson (November 25, 1926 – July 31, 2001) was a prominent American science fiction author who wrote during a Golden Age of the genre. Anderson also authored several works of fantasy.

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Pen Names: A. A. Craig

Birth Name: Poul William Anderson

Alternative Names: Winston P. Sanders • Michael Karageorge • Petronius Arbiter Kingsley • P. A. Kingsley

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I also know you cannot pick and choose. Change is a medicine bundle. You must refuse it altogether, or take the whole thing.

We do need something to lift us out of ourselves. It's wrong to carry our pettinesses along to the stars."
"We will, though," he said. "We can't help it. How do you escape being what you are?

“I wonder if there are any gods at all—if they aren’t just another story.”
Tom and Owl shrank from him. But no lightning struck.

Holger wished he had read the old tales more closely; he had only a dim childhood recollection of them. - Poul Anderson

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