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Cant you understand that romanticism is no more an enemy of science than mysticism is? In fact, romanticism and science are good for each other. The scientist keeps the romantic honest and the romantic keeps the scientist human.

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Tom Robbins
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: July 22
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