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That man can destroy life is just as miraculous a feat as that he can create it, for life is the miracle, the inexplicable. In the act of destruction, man sets himself above life; he transcends himself as a creature. Thus, the ultimate choice for a man, inasmuch as he is driven to transcend himself, is to create or to destroy, to love or to hate.

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Sir Arthur Charles Clarke

Sir Arthur Charles Clarke

Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE (born 16 December 1917) is a British science-fiction author, inventor, and futurist, most famous for his novel 2001: A Space Odyssey , and for collaborating with director Stanley Kubrick on the film of the same name. Clarke is the last surviving member of what was sometimes known as the "Big Three" of science fiction, which included Robert A. Heinlein and Isaac Asimov.

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