"Consider the origins of beauty and you soon realize that it is a triumph of accident. Be it human or art, the chances are its parents were toxic waste."
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Fantasy authorsScience fiction authors from the United StatesNovelists from the United StatesColumbia University alumniPeople from New York City
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"Persimmon", in Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling (eds.) Snow White, Blood Red (1993) p. 224
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Harvey Jacobs
Harvey Jay Jacobs (January 7, 1930 – September 23, 2017) was an American author best known for science fiction and fantasy stories, very often with a humorous and/or satirical bent.
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