Robert A. Heinlein
Robert A. Heinlein
Robert Anson Heinleinwas an American science-fiction writer. Often called the "dean of science fiction writers", he was an influential and controversial author of the genre in his time...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth7 July 1907
CountryUnited States of America
daughter men law
Daughters can spend ten percent more than a man can make in any usual occupation. That’s a law of nature, to be known henceforth as ‘Harshaw’s Law.
writing order two
Heinlein's Rules for Writers Rule One: You Must Write Rule Two: Finish What Your Start Rule Three: You Must Refrain From Rewriting, Except to Editorial Order Rule Four: You Must Put Your Story on the Market Rule Five: You Must Keep it on the Market until it has Sold
dog ifs
If I don’t start having service I’m going to swap you all for a dog and shoot the dog.
rain leaks roof
When it don’t rain, the roof don’t leak; when it rains, I can’t fix it nohow.
mistress instinct forbidden
Seems to be a deep instinct in human beings for making everything compulsory that isn't forbidden.
believe proud united-states
I believe in - I am proud to belong to - the United States.
sex hate hands
Take sex away from people. Make it forbidden, evil. Limit it to ritualistic breeding. Force it to back up into suppressed sadism. Then hand the people a scapegoat to hate. Let them kill a scapegoat occasionally for cathartic release. The mechanism is ages old. Tyrants used it centuries before the word "psychology" was ever invented. It works, too.
horse past engineering
The future is better than the past. Despite the crepe hangers, romanticists, and anti-intellectuals, the world steadily grows better because the human mind, applying itself to environment, makes it better. With hands ... with tools ... with horse sense and science and engineering.
people missing meals
People who go broke in a big way never miss any meals. It is the poor jerk who is shy a half slug who must tighten his belt.
hurt eight people
There is solemn satisfaction in doing the best you can for eight billion people. Perhaps their lives have no cosmic significance, but they have feelings. They can hurt.
jobs support cost
Every Congressman, every Senator knows precisely what causes inflation... but can't, [won't] support the drastic reforms to stop it [repeal of the Federal Reserve Act] because it could cost him his job.
hurt windmills
Tilting at windmills hurts you more than the windmills.
savages degrees evolution
'Savage' describes a cultural condition, not a degree of intelligence.
war government decision
The purpose of war is to support your government's decisions by force.