“Idle wishing for circumstances different from what you had was a waste of time.”

— Charles Sheffield , book Resurgence

Source: The Heritage Universe, Resurgence (2002), Chapter 20, “Tally on Down” (p. 245)

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British scientist, American science fiction writer 1935–2002

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