Arthur C Clarke never lost his sense of wonder


	Arthur C Clarke never lost his sense of wonder

invictus

3-19-2008 12:27 PM

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arthur c clarke, science fiction, science, universe, philosophy, literature

invictus says:

Saluting Sir Arthur... We lost one of the most inspiring figures of our time, clippers.

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3-21-2008 6:52 AM

zrezvi

The Great Arthur C Clarke,,,

http://zia.blogspot.com/2007/09/book-quotation-of-day.html

3-23-2008 9:31 AM

Kore7

We lost one of the most inspiring figures of our time, clippers.

I couldn't agree more, Invictus.

3-23-2008 10:44 AM

skwirlinator

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