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“It's very difficult for a black man to get out of South-Central Los Angeles, and get out civilized....The only men I know who have escaped, all began reading Robert Heinlein at age ten.”

Quote by Larry Niven

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Larry Niven is an influential American science fiction author, born on April 30, 1938. His works are known for their unique imagination, profound philosophical thinking, and distinctive worldview, which have had a profound impact on science fiction literature. more

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