Night was a wonderful time in Brooklyn in the 1930s. Air conditioning was unknown except in movie houses, and so was television. There was nothing to keep one in the house. Furthermore, few people owned automobiles, so there was nothing…

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It is not only the living who are killed in war.

It is not only the living who are killed in war.

John Dalton's records, carefully preserved for a century, were destroyed during the World War II...

John Dalton's records, carefully preserved for a century, were destroyed during the World War II...

And above all things, never think that you're not good enough yourself. A man should...

And above all things, never think that you're not good enough yourself. A man should...

Humanity has the stars in its future, and that future is too important to be...

Humanity has the stars in its future, and that future is too important to be...

Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right.

Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right.

Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is.

Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is.

From my close observation of writers...they fall into two groups: 1) those who bleed copiously...

From my close observation of writers...they fall into two groups: 1) those who bleed copiously...

The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is...

The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is...

There is a single light of science, and to brighten it anywhere is to brighten...

There is a single light of science, and to brighten it anywhere is to brighten...

It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety.

It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety.

Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is

Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is

Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and...

Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and...

There is a single light of science, and to brighten it anywhere is to brighten...

There is a single light of science, and to brighten it anywhere is to brighten...

Dalton's records, carefully preserved for a century, were destroyed during the World War II bombing...

Dalton's records, carefully preserved for a century, were destroyed during the World War II bombing...

All sorts of computer errors are now turning up. You'd be surprised to know the...

All sorts of computer errors are now turning up. You'd be surprised to know the...

I don't believe in an afterlife, so I don't have to spend my whole life...

I don't believe in an afterlife, so I don't have to spend my whole life...

When I read about the way in which library funds are being cut and cut,...

When I read about the way in which library funds are being cut and cut,...

To insult someone we call him estial. For deliberate cruelty and nature, human might be...

To insult someone we call him estial. For deliberate cruelty and nature, human might be...

Suppose that we are wise enough to learn and know - and yet not wise...

Suppose that we are wise enough to learn and know - and yet not wise...

Individual science fiction stories may seem as trivial as ever to the blinder critics and...

Individual science fiction stories may seem as trivial as ever to the blinder critics and...