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Robert Charles Wilson is a Canadian science fiction author born on December 15, 1953. His works are known for their profound philosophical insights and complex narrative structures, with notable titles including 'Blindness' and 'The Chronology of Time'.

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“It was the kind of experience, Molly said, that would grow calluses on an angel's ass.”

Kind Said Grows Angel Ass Calluses

Book:Spin

Source: Spin

“I would confront the thieves, I thought, and the self-evident justice of my case would cause them to crumble before me. I don't know why I expected such extravagant results from the application of mere justice. That kind of calculation is seldom borne out by worldly events.”

Knows Kind Self Causes Justice Results Cases Events Mere Expected Application Thieves Evident Worldly Calculations Extravagant

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“I won't put my ignorance on an altar and call it God. It feels like idolatry, like the worst kind of idolatry.”

Feels Kind Worst Ignorance Altars Idolatry

Book:Darwinia: A Novel of a Very Different Twentieth Century

Source: Darwinia: A Novel of a Very Different Twentieth Century

“There are so many kinds of time. The time by which we measure our lives. Months and years. Or the big time, the time that raises mountains and makes stars. Or all the things that happen between one heartbeat and the next. Its hard to live in all those kinds of times. Easy to forget that you live in all of them.”

Years Kind Hard Bigs Happens Next Stars Easy Forget Our Lives Months Mountain Raises Heartbeat

Book:Spin

Source: Spin

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Born: December 15, 1953
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