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“I laugh because I dare not cry. This is a crazy world and the only way to enjoy it is to treat it as a joke.”

Quote by Isaac Asimov

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Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov, born on January 2, 1920 in Poland and died on April 6, 1992 in the United States, was a renowned American science fiction author, science writer, and literary critic, known as the 'Father of Science Fiction'. His works covered a wide range of science fiction themes, including robots, space exploration, and time travel, and had a profound impact on science fiction literature and the popularization of science. more

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“Oh, amigo John, es un mundo extraño, un mundo lleno de miserias, y amenazas, y problemas, y sin embargo, cuando la reina risa viene, hace que todos bailemos al son de la tonada que ella toca. Corazones sangrantes, y secos huesos en los cementerios, y lágrimas que queman al caer..., todos bailan juntos la misma música que ella ejecuta con esa boca sin risa que posee. Y créame, amigo John, que ella es buena de venir, y amable. Ah, nosotros hombres y mujeres somos como cuerdas en medio de diferentes fuerzas que nos tiran de diferentes rumbos. Entonces vienen las lágrimas; y como la lluvia sobre las cuerdas nos atirantan, hasta que quizá la tirantez se vuelve demasiado grande y nos rompemos. Pero la reina risa, ella viene como la luz del sol y alivia nuevamente la tensión; y podemos soportar y continuar con nuestra labor, cualquiera que sea.”

“You're beautiful when you're quiet and sombre, but when you laugh? You rival the sunrise over the Skotos Mountains.' He sounded so genuine, as if he truly meant that, and I couldn't understand it. 'Why do you say things like that?' His gaze searched mine. 'Because it's the truth.”