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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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“We spent a lot of time discussing cosmology first. I think that was your father's unique way of evaluating people. You can tell a lot about a person, he once said, by the way they look at the stars.”

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Book:Axis

Source: Axis

“One doesn't have to understand in order to look. One has to look, in order to understand.”

Book:The Perseids and Other Stories

Source: The Perseids and Other Stories

“I understand so very little. But I am not afraid to look: I am a good observer at last. My eyes are open, and I am not afraid.”

Looks Littles Eye Lasts Not Afraid Observers

Book:The Perseids and Other Stories

Source: The Perseids and Other Stories

“We live in an enlightened age, however, an age that has learned to see and to value other living things as they are, not as we wish them to be. And the long and creditable history of science has taught us, if nothing else, to look carefully before we judge to judge, if we must, based on what we see, not what we would prefer to believe.”

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Book:Blind Lake

Source: Blind Lake

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Born: December 15, 1953
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Quotes: 69

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