Time Enough for Love by Robert A. Heinlein

Cassandra did not get half the kicking around she deserved. But an authentic soothsayer should be shot on sight. It has long been known that one horse can run faster than another-but which one? Differences are crucial.Ī fake fortune teller can be tolerated. If it can’t be expressed in figures, it is not science it is opinion. But there is no evidence of any sort against There is no conclusive evidence of life after death. This upsets him long enough to let you make your second shot perfect. They’ll tell you what can’t be done and why. Don’t let that stop you if you don’t bet, you can’t win.Īny priest or shaman must be presumed guilty until proved innocent.Īlways listen to experts. It blurs their thinking.Ĭertainly the game is rigged. Must supply his own indispensable competition. They are presented here in that spirit.thought-provoking observations from an author, Heinlein, who has never been bereft of such insights in any book he has written.and who never forgot who he was writing for.and when.Įxcerpts from the notebooks of Lazarus Longīy the data to date, there is only one animal in the Galaxy dangerous to man-man himself. Yet, all of them generate thought about our own time (my own personal standard concerning 'science fiction'). Some of the aphorisms can be readily agreed with.while others might provoke disagreement. 346-353) and are full of pithy insights and opinions of Lazarus Long, the central character in this classic science fiction novel. These notebooks are called 'Intermission' (pp. The following 'aphorisms' come from the 'Notebooks of Lazarus Long' in Robert Heinlein's 1973 novel, Time Enough for Love. Putnam's Sons (A Berkley Medallion Book), 1973

Time Enough for Love by Robert A. Heinlein