“The number of one's possible fantasies is inversely proportional to the amount of one's liquid assets. For him who has everything dreams are no longer possible.”

Peace on Earth (1987), tr. Elinor Ford (1994) from Pokój na Ziemi, Ch. 4

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Polish science fiction author 1921–2006

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