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Cordwainer Smith
American author (1913–1966).
Born July 11th, 1913 in Milwaukee.
Died August 6th, 1966 at 53 years old in Baltimore (myocardial infarction).
Occupations
diplomat, military officer, novelist, psychologist, science fiction writer, soldier, writer
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel