Quotes About Heinlein

He went on to Jubal, " 'Thou art God.' It's not a message of cheer and hope, Jubal. It's a defiance—and an unafraid unabashed assumption of personal responsibility.

What is 'truth'?" Mike asked. ("What is Truth?" asked a Roman judge, and washed his hands of a troublesome question. Jubal wished that he could do likewise.)

Duke, almost the only human characteristic Mike seems to possess is an overwhelming desire to be liked.

My child, a true-confession story should never be tarnished by any taint of truth.

Ben m'boy," Jubal said gently, "as a reporter you are hard-working and sometimes readable.

The correct way to punctuate a sentence that states: Of course it is none of my business, but -- is to place a period after the word but.

He grokked that this was one of the critical cusps in the growth of a being wherein contemplation must bring forth right action in order to permit further growth. He acted.

It is a region of high plains and of mountains, having limited fertility but esteemed for natural beauty. Its

Don't talk dirty. Did you say 'thoat'?" "Yes. This is Barsoom." "I thoat that was what you said." "If that's a pun, you can eat it for supper. With peanut butter.

I have no hesitation in saying that I have no comment—and you can quote me that that is strictly off the record.

His lights blinked in binary read-out as he answered by voder, "Eleven thousand two hundred thirty-eight with uncertainty plus-minus eighty-one representing possible identities and nulls. Shall I start program?

human being has no natural rights of any nature.

Vengeance is mine, saith the lord, but only if Gwen leaves me any.

Satan, receive my soul; Jesus is a fink

The spirit of a good woman cannot be coded by nucleic acids arranged in a double helix, and only an overeducated fool could think so.

What are you smiling about? And five! And four! chanted Meade. Nothing much. After we get to Titan we might— The blast cut off her words; the Stone trembled and threw herself outward bound, toward Saturn.

You're spoiled." "I intend to be. Jake, much of what is wrong with this world would be righted if the customer screamed every time he feels cheated.

We're trying to apply Clarke's Law." "I don't recall it. Maybe it was while I was out with mumps." "Arthur C. Clarke," Pop told her. "Great man—too bad he was liquidated in The Purge.

Who sneezed? WHO SNEEZED? I did. I did what? I sneezed. I SNEEZED, SIR! I sneezed, sir.

You have attributed conditions to villainy that simply result from stupidity.

Girls, he reflected, are much odder than dragons. Probably another race entirely.

I'll take Heinlein over a headmistress any day.

Based on the Robert A. Heinlein novel Space Cadet, the series followed the adventures of Solar Guards trainees 400 years hence (as in the TV show, the exact correlating date was used, so the radio series was set in 2352).

I met Heinlein after 'The Forever War' had won the Hugo and Nebula Awards. He shook my hand and said he loved the book so much, he'd read it three times.