“She seems so pleasant,” Asha said. “It’s hard to believe she would send people after me—even if she could.” “She is a wonderful woman,” her son said, “and she has the serenity of a river, but like the waterfalls that stream so beautifully from on high, they splash with great force when they reac...
The little decisions pile one atop another until the Big Decision must come. Men must live or die. Empires must rise or fall. The Big Decision. When it comes, it is only a little thing after all. Among the great sweeps of history, among the massive forces moving races and empires toward success o...
Half of that period was already gone, and the search was no nearer success than when it had started. Only the ultimate desperation can keep hope alive without periodic transfusions of results. The National Research Institute was unique. It had no customers and no product. Its annual statement was...
1923 The Asimovs emigrate to the United States and settle in Brooklyn. 1925 Teaches himself to read and begins his career as a child prodigy. 1926 His father buys the first of a series of candy stores in Brooklyn. His life be...