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“You can lose a reader in a blink of an eye. If a person is an engineer or chemist or an anthropologist or whatever, you spoil the whole book for that person if there's obviously ignorance here. What's wrong with so much science fiction is that the science is so lousy that it isn't worth paying attention to.”

Quote by Robert Caro

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Robert Caro is an American journalist and author renowned for his in-depth research into political figures and history. His work is known for its thorough investigation and analytical depth, particularly his biographical series on U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. more

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