Întreaga ştiinţă se bazează pe credinţa în anumite premise şi în valabilitatea deducţiei şi a inducţiei. - Isaac Asimov

Great minds, but not flexible minds. Not universal.

I made up my mind long ago to follow one cardinal rule in all my writing — to be clear. I have given up all thought of writing poetically or symbolically or experimentally, or in any of the other modes that might (if I were good enough) get me a Pulitzer prize. I would write merely clearly and in this way establish a warm relationship between myself and my readers, and the professional critics — Well, they can do whatever they wish.

You know the Outlanders. Also, you're a trader and one of the best. You've been to Korell and you know the Korellians. That's where you've got to go." Mallow breathed deeply. "As a spy?