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Stanisław Lem

Polish science fiction author, philosopher and futurologist, studied medical doctor

1921–2006

3 quotes.

Good books tell the truth, even when they’re about things that never have been and never will be. They’re truthful in a different way.
“Pirx’s Tale” in More Tales of Pirx The Pilot (1983)
- Reading
- Truth & Lies
If man had more of a sense of humor, things might have turned out differently.
Solaris (1961), Ch. 12: “The Dreams”, p. 184
- Humor
A smart machine will first consider which is more worth its while: to perform the given task or, instead, to figure some way out of it.
The Futurological Congress (1971)
- Computers
- Technology

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