You’re surrounded by people in the waking period, and you f… - Isaac Asimov

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You’re surrounded by people in the waking period, and you feel their eyes and their hopes on you. You can’t stand up under it. In the sleep period, you’re free.

Isaac Asimov

Foundation and Empire · June 1, 2004 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Isaac Asimov (c. 2 January 1920 – 6 April 1992) was a Russian-born American biochemist who was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction, his works include the Foundation series and I, Robot.

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Alternative Names: Isaak Osimov • Paul French • Asimov • Isaak Ozimov • Itzhak Ozimov

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