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Chapter 14, “A Motive is Revealed” (p. 356)

“Is that important?”
“Everything is important till proven otherwise.”

— Isaac Asimov

What It Means

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“Everything is important till proven otherwise.”" in the context of "Chapter 14, “A Motive is Revealed” (p. 356)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Isaac Asimov

About Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov (c. 2 January 1920 – 6 April 1992) was a Russian-born American biochemist who was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction, his works include the Foundation series and I, Robot.