![]() ![]() Vassallo (similar to medieval scripture). In 1978, these "notebooks" were published as a stand-alone work, with some quotes illuminated by D. Heinlein using the persona of Lazarus Long wrote many phrases and aphorisms, and some were Twain-like. ![]() ![]() Never try to teach a pig to sing – it wastes your time and annoys the pig. In 1973 Robert Heinlein released the novel Time Enough for Love which included two intermission sections designated The Notebooks of Lazarus Long. If the universe has any purpose more important than topping a woman you love and making a baby with her hearty help, I have never heard of it. At best he is a tolerable subhuman who has learned to wear shoes, bathe, and not make messes in the house. ![]() For example:Ĭheops' Law: Nothing ever gets built on schedule or within budget.Īnyone who cannot cope with mathematics is not fully human. They range in length from one sentence to multiple paragraphs. Some of the quotes are humorous or ironic, some philosophical, and some merely quirky. In the context of the novel, the quotes were selected from Long's much longer memoirs (which make up a significant portion of the novel). The aphorisms were originally published as two "intermission" sections in the novel. The Notebooks of Lazarus Long is a 1978 collection of aphorisms by Robert Heinlein's main character, " Lazarus Long", excerpted from his 1973 novel Time Enough for Love. ![]()
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