“Some people get it. Most people never will.
But that’s art.”
Source: Short fiction, Zima Blue and Other Stories (2006), Zima Blue (p. 403)
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British novelist and astronomer 1966Related quotes
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1980
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Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969) American general and politician, 34th president of the United States (in office from 1953 to 1961)
Adolf Hitler (1889–1945) Führer and Reich Chancellor of Germany, Leader of the Nazi Party
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