A kiss is a contact, a union, an exchange. It is unknown to… - Harry Harrison

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A kiss is a contact, a union, an exchange. It is unknown to certain races and tribes, while others know it and consider it with disgust. They all suffer a loss. A kiss can be a cold formula, or a token of familial relationship or a prelude to the act of love. It can also be a revelation in an unspoken, secret language of feelings that have never been expressed in words.

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Harry Harrison is the pen name of Henry Maxwell Dempsey (12 March 1925 – 15 August 2012), an American science fiction author most famous for his character the Stainless Steel Rat and the novel Make Room! Make Room! (1966), the basis for the film Soylent Green (1973).

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Birth Name: Henry Maxwell Dempsey

Alternative Names: Harry Max Harrison • Harry Maxwell Harrison • Felix Boyd • Hank Dempsey • Wade Kaempfert

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