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I don’t believe he would have conceded that he had five fingers on his right hand without an auditor to back him up.
The Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein (1999)
It was fairly evident that at least 90 per cent of all magic, probably more, was balderdash and sheer mystification.
The Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein (1999)
“We must make the fee contingent on results.”
“Did you ever hear of anyone in his right mind dealing with a wizard on any other basis?”
The Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein (1999)
Stop fidgeting, Mr. Randall! I know this is difficult for your little mind, but for once you really must think about something longer than your nose and wider than your mouth believe me!
The Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein (1999)
“But this is crazy, Pete. They must be absolute, complete and teetotal nuts.”
“Any law says a cop has to be sane to be on the force?”
The Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein (1999)
It may possibly be urged the shape of a culture—its mores, evaluations, family organizations, eating habits, living patterns, pedagogical methods, institutions, forms of government, and so forth—arise from the economic necessities of its technology.
The Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein (1999)
It is true that most religions which have been offered me teach in mortality, but no the fashion in which they teach it. The surest way to lie convincingly is to tell the truth unconvincingly. They did not wish me to believe.
The Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein (1999)
I sometimes think that my own weakness lies in not realizing the full depths of the weakness and stupidity of men. As a reasonable creature myself I seem to have an unfortunate tendency to expect others unlike myself to be reasonable.
The Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein (1999)
Why stay in Chicago; what did the town have to justify its existence? One decent boulevard, one decent suburb to the north, priced for the rich, two universities and a lake. As for the rest, endless miles of depressing, dirty streets. The town was one big stockyard.
The Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein (1999)