Asimov thought that it was generally agreed that he was “harmless,” and that his attentions toward fans were usually welcome: “I kiss each young woman who wants an autograph and have found, to my delight, that they tend to cooperate enthusiastically in that particular activity.” An attendee at a convention in the late fifties recalled with wonder, “Asimov . . . instead of shaking my date’s hand, shook her left breast.”
