English is the largest of human tongues, with several times the vocabulary of the second largest language -- this alone made it inevitable that English would eventually become, as it did, the lingua franca of this planet, for it is thereby the richest and most flexible -- despite its barbaric accretions . . . or, I should say, because of its barbaric accretions. English swallows up anything that comes its way, makes English out of it.
Robert A. HeinleinArt is the process of evoking pity and terror, which is not abstract at all but very human. What the self-styled modern artists are doing is a sort of unemotional pseudointellectual masturbation . . . whereas creative art is more like intercourse, in which the artist must seduce -- render emotional -- his audience, each time.
Robert A. HeinleinMots clés art
Secrecy begets tyranny.
Robert A. HeinleinMots clés freedom democracy patriot-act
A slave cannot be freed, save he do it himself. Nor can you enslave a free man; the very most you can do is kill him!
Robert A. HeinleinIf Satan should ever replace God he would find it necessary to assume the attributes of Divinity.
Robert A. HeinleinAnd suddenly I knew I was people and could not stop laughing.
Robert A. HeinleinDorcas, you already reek like a Marseilles cat house; don't wheedle Mike for more stinkum.
Robert A. HeinleinMots clés humor
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." Don't use excessive force in supplying such a moron with a period. Cutting his throat is only a momentary pleasure and is bound to get you talked about.
Robert A. HeinleinThere is no conclusive evidence of life after death, but there is no evidence of any sort against it. Soon enough you will know, so why fret about it?
Robert A. HeinleinMots clés spiritual faith afterlife
Certainly the game is rigged. Don't let that stop you; if you don't bet you can't win.
Robert A. HeinleinMots clés lazarus-long-lives
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