“When you have something to do, do it. When you have nothing to do, sleep.”

— Charles Sheffield , book Resurgence

Source: The Heritage Universe, Resurgence (2002), Chapter 4, “Sleepless in Miranda Port” (p. 33)

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British scientist, American science fiction writer 1935–2002

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