"If I had felt then as I feel now, or as I felt a few years after I had married her, nothing could possibly have persuaded me to marry a woman who smoked. Dates, yes. Sexual adventures, yes. But to pin myself permanently inside closed quarters with a smoker? Never. Never. Never. Beauty wouldn't count, sweetness wouldn't count, suitability in every other respect wouldn't count."

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Isaac Asimov was an American writer and biochemistry professor known for science fiction and popular science books. He authored or edited hundreds of works, including the Foundation and Robot series.

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