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How you behave toward cats here below determines your status in Heaven.
Robert A. Heinlein
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Robert A. Heinlein
Age: 80 †
Born: 1907
Born: July 7
Died: 1988
Died: May 8
Essayist
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Naval Officer
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Robert Anson Heinlein
Anson MacDonald
Lyle Monroe
John Riverside
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Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards.
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How can I possibly put a new idea into your heads, if I do not first remove your delusions?
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