"An SF author who reads only SF will have little new to contribute, but someone with a broader experience will bring more to the table."

Experience, Will

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"All theory is against freedom of the will; all experience for it."

"No matter how loud the sirens or how numerous the hazard signs, we all touch the flames at least once to prove they're hot."

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"Experience which was once claimed by the aged is now claimed exclusively by the young."

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