LARRY NIVEN - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED - HFSID 209215
ANS: "Larry Niven", 6x4 card. No place, no
date. To unknown recipient. In full: "No way. It's not even my joke. I
think I got it out of Reader's Digest.…"
Price: $80.00
Condition: Fine condition
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LARRY NIVEN. ANS: "Larry Niven", 6x4 card. No place, no
date. To unknown recipient. In full: "No way. It's not even my joke. I
think I got it out of Reader's Digest." The joke mentioned and its
origination are typed on verso: "(When asked at a science-fiction
convention 'What is the best advise (sic, advice) you have ever been
given?') 'On My twenty-first birthday my father said, 'Son, here's a million
dollars. Don't lose it.'" Science fiction writer Larry Niven (born in 1938),
whom Arthur C. Clarke once named as his favorite author, is best known for his
futuristic Ringworld series. His other works include Man-Kzin Wars
novels and Known Space novels and stories. Fine condition.
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