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Originally Posted by foxforce5

How is this sad - aside from him having to live for 84 years?

well, i owe the man some brilliant hours of bookish joy and for that he has my eternal gratitude and affection.

at 84 he was very lucid, and an outspoken and harsh critic of u.s. foreign policy. he died because he fell & suffered brain injuries-- it wasn't like he just faded away. he could have been around a bit longer.

so it's sad for me. sort of like a grandfather going-- i do love books and the people who write them.