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Notably, The Foundation Trilogy inspired Paul Krugman to become an economist: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/dec/04/paul-krugman-asimov-economics http://w

• KaoruAoiShiho 14y ago
  The meme wasn't quoted correctly. The actual version is funnier. "There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old's life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs."