It cannot be said often enough that science fiction as a genre is incredibly educational - and I'm speaking the written science fiction, not 'Star Trek.' Science fiction writers tend to fill their books if they're clever with little bits of interesting stuff and real stuff. β¨ Sir Terry Pratchett: hallucinating gently for a living. Interview with Corinne Podger, www.abc.net.au. April 30, 2011.
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