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> [“I don’t know whether Asimov realized he was saying this as well, but as an old historical materialist, if only as an afterthought, he must have realized that he was saying too: No one here will ever look at you,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-r-delaney/i-don-t-know-whether-asimov-realized-he-was-saying-this-as-well-but/)

Samuel R. Delaney

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## More by Samuel R. Delaney

> [ “What I write \[. . .\] doesn't seem to be . . . true. I mean I can model so little of what it's… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-r-delaney/what-i-write-doesn-t-seem-to-be-true-i-mean-i-can-model-so-little-of/)

Samuel R. Delaney

> [“I don’t know whether Asimov realized he was saying this as well, but as an old historical materialist, if only as an afterthought, he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-r-delaney/i-don-t-know-whether-asimov-realized-he-was-saying-this-as-well-but/)

Samuel R. Delaney

> [“I am mad again, he thought. Tears brimmed. He swallowed in a tightened throat. I don't want to be. I'm tired, I'm tired and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-r-delaney/i-am-mad-again-he-thought-tears-brimmed-he-swallowed-in-a-tightened/)

Samuel R. Delaney

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