Meandering in time . . .

Today is the birthday of Clifford Donald Simak (August 3, 1904 - April 27, 1988), science fiction writer. He was named the third Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SWFA) in 1977.

"He had the feeling that this was a place, once seen, that could not be seen again. If I left and then came back, it would not be the same... there never would exist again, through all eternity, all the integrated factors that made it what it was in this magic moment." - Clifford D. Simak

"He had dabbled in a thing which he had not understood. And had, furthermore, committed that greater sin of thinking that he did understand." - Clifford D. Simak

"Time is still the great mystery to us. It is no more than a concept; we don't know if it even exists..." - Clifford D. Simak

"Without consciousness and intelligence, the universe would lack meaning." - Clifford D. Simak

"If we were to know ourselves, we must know the universe..." - Clifford D. Simak

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