Part 2, Chapter 6, “To Dance on Time” (p. 106)
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In any case, caution outweighed theory, as mice knew about elephants.
— Gregory Benford
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Source: Wikiquote: "Gregory Benford" (Quotes, Beyond Infinity (2004): All page numbers from the mass market paperback edition published by Warner Books in March 2006, , first printing )
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About Gregory Benford
Gregory Benford (born January 30, 1941, in Mobile, Alabama) is an American science fiction author and astrophysicist who is on the faculty of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Irvine.
About Gregory Benford
Gregory Benford (born January 30, 1941, in Mobile, Alabama) is an American science fiction author and astrophysicist who is on the faculty of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Irvine.
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