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> In one chapter of _I. Asimov_, the Good Dr complained of constantly
> being disturbed by letters from people editing "on-books," (a book in
> wich the would be author or editor simply writes to famous or
> semifamous people, either from similar or different walks of life,
> asking for answers to a questionaire, often with a theme, and then
> publishes the answers as his own book) and among these, a constant
> request was for recipies to contribute to cookbooks. As he didn't
> cook, and never entertained guests at home anyway, he never responded
> to such things. At least not with a reciepe.
That's interesting, considering that one his stories, "Good Taste,"
concludes with a cooking competition.
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are used to disguise, not to illuminate, action: you liberate a city by
destroying it. Words are to confuse, so that at election time people
will solemnly vote against their own interests." (Gore Vidal)
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