“INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MEANINGFUL ANSWER”
The date of my birth, as I celebrate it, was January 2, 1920. It could not have been later than that. It might, however, have been earlier. Allowing for the uncertainties of the times, of the lack of records, of the Jewish and Julian calendars, it might have been as early as October 4, 1919. There is, however, no way of finding out. My parents were always uncertain and it really doesn't matter. I celebrate January 2, 1920, so let it be.
为什么我最满意这篇故事?首先,写这篇小说时我灵感充沛,下笔神速,不改一字,这是所有作家都心花怒放的状态。再则,这篇小说对我的读者有着不可思议的影响。经常有人写信问我,有个故事他们忘了叫什么,只记得是我写的,他们简述完大纲后,这个故事一定是《最后的问题》。甚至我最近接到一通长途电话,一位极端绝望的先生说:“阿西莫夫教授,有个故事我想是你写的,可是我忘了叫啥──”还没讲完我就打断他的话,直接告诉他是《最后的问题》,之后我描述一下剧情,证明这就是他想要的答案,然后乐得让他以为我有千里读心的特异功能。——阿西莫夫本人在1973年的记录
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