“Whenever I have endured or accomplished some difficult task -- such as watching television, going out socially or sleeping -- I always look forward to rewarding myself with the small pleasure of getting back to my typewriter and writing something.”

— Isaac Asimov

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American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston Uni… 1920–1992

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