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Started by Papaw, January 16, 2012, 10:00:07 PM

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Papaw

January 16, 2012, 10:00:07 PM
QuoteI think the human race made a big mistake at the beginning of the industrial revolution, we leaped for the mechanical things, people need the use of their hands to feel creative.
Andre Norton

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January 17, 2012, 07:40:00 AM
Quote from: Papaw on January 16, 2012, 10:00:07 PM
QuoteI think the human race made a big mistake at the beginning of the industrial revolution, we leaped for the mechanical things, people need the use of their hands to feel creative.
Andre Norton

Andre Norton -- there's an unexpected citation.  Where did you find it?

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January 17, 2012, 08:43:42 AM Last Edit: January 17, 2012, 08:49:15 AM by Papaw
Brainy Quotes- http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/a/andre_norton.html

That is the "Nom  de Plume" of Alice Mary Norton, science fiction writer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andre_Norton
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January 17, 2012, 10:51:06 AM
Yeah, I recognized the name.  I liked her Forerunner series, and Star Man's Son.
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