I'm still happy with the way Einstein's Dreams came out. That book came out of a single inspiration. … - Alan Lightman

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That is the good stuff that comes into our life and it's based on the good stuff that goes out of our life!

Alan Lightman

I'm still happy with the way Einstein's Dreams came out. That book came out of a single inspiration. I really felt like I was not creating the words, that I was hearing the words. That someone else was speaking the words to me and I was just writing them down. It was a very strange experience. That can happen with a short book. I don't think it could happen with a long book.

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