[Writing] is an addiction more powerful than alcohol, than nicotine, than crack. I could not conceive of not writing." - Meaning and context.">
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1990, p.6

[Writing] is an addiction more powerful than alcohol, than nicotine, than crack. I could not conceive of not writing.

— Isaac Asimov

What It Means

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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.