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Robert A. Heinlein

American author and aeronautical engineer

1907–1988

34 quotes, most often on Morality, Life & Death and Laws. Part of the Writers collection.

For dying is not to be feared⁠—it is the final comfort. As we all learn, eventually.
The Cat Who Walks Through Walls (1985), Chapter 7 (p. 79)
- Life & Death
It may be better to be a live jackal than a dead lion, but it is better still to be a live lion. And usually easier.
Time Enough for Love (1973)
- Courage
- Life & Death
I have never been able to see life as anything but a vast complicated practical joke, and it’s better to laugh than cry.
I Will Fear No Evil (1970), Chapter 25, p. 442
- Laughter
- Life & Death

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