you can't just move backward. You can't push the chicken ba… - Isaac Asimov

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you can't just move backward. You can't push the chicken back into the egg, wine back into the grape, the boy back into the womb. If you want the baby to let go of your watch, you don't just try to explain that he ought to do it — you offer him something he would rather have.

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About Isaac Asimov

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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you can't just move backward. You can't push the chicken back into the egg, wine back into the grape, the boy back into the womb. If you want the bab… - Isaac Asimov

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