“Praise not the day until evening has come, a woman until she is burnt, a sword until it is tried, a maiden until she is married, ice until it has been crossed, beer until it has been drunk.”

— Michael Crichton, book Eaters of the Dead

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American author, screenwriter, film producer 1942–2008

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