“He was a decent enough guy, but he was always at his worst when he was trying to be sincere.”

— Jack McDevitt

Source: Academy Series - Priscilla "Hutch" Hutchins, Odyssey (2006), Chapter 3 (p. 24)

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American novelist, Short story writer 1935

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