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J.A.V. Simson

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Born
in Chicago, Illinois, The United States
November 19

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Jo Anne Valentine Simson, retired scientist and world traveler, taught anatomy and cell biology for three decades, both in the US and overseas. Her current writing combines a love of travel, a fascination with biology, and an obsession with human culture. Besides many scientific articles, she has published five books of nonfiction and two lections of short fiction,

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“Reality is what exists whether we believe in it or not.”
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“Reality is what exists whether we believe in it or not.”
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“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”
Mark Twain

“Our lives are not our own. We are bound to others, past and present, and by each crime and every kindness, we birth our future.”
David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas

“Curiouser and curiouser!” Cried Alice (she was so much surprised, that for the moment she quite forgot how to speak good English).”
Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass

“Under ordinary circumstances, bad art naturally gets sorted out and disappears. That is how history works when it is left alone to do its job. The paradox of the culture wars is that they have made celebrities out of some artists who would otherwise vanish. Censorship has become a growth industry. This may be the best argument, in the end, for unfettered freedom of expression.”
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