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
hurt pain funny-things
I've found out why people laugh. They laugh because it hurts- because it's the only thing that'll make it stop hurting... I had been told that a 'funny' thing is a thing of goodness. It isn't... The goodness is in the laughing. I grok it is a bravery- and a sharing- against pain and sorrow and defeat.
peace war perfect
Get a shot off fast. This upsets him long enough to let you make your second shot perfect.
space crowded-places made
The best thing about space travel is that it made it possible to go elsewhere.
stars destiny incline
The stars incline, but do not impel.
lying mystery behinds
Behind every mystery lies another mystery.
loathe
Some things, the more you understand the more you loathe them.
men wife impossible
It is impossible for a man to love his wife whole heartedly without loving all women somewhat. I suppose that the converse must be true of women.
small-changes often-is found
Small change can often be found under seat cushions.
fiction answers astronomy
Why don't they make more science fiction movies? The answer to any question starting, Why don't they- is almost always, Money.
men
All men are created unequal.
butterfly rainbow giving
Minimize your therbligs until it becomes automatic; this doubles your effective lifetime - and thereby gives time to enjoy butterflies and kittens and rainbows.
firsts waking crime
Waking a person unnecessarily should not be considered a capital crime. For a first offense, that is.
leadership courage son
Roman matrons used to say to their sons: 'Come back with your shield or on it.' Later on, this custom declined. So did Rome... (but not before it created an Empire that changed the world -EM).
trying care cojones
Take care of the cojones and the frijoles will take care of themselves. Try to have getaway money - but don't be fanatic about it.