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A monarch's neck should always have a noose around it. It keeps him upright.
Robert A. Heinlein
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Robert A. Heinlein
Age: 80 †
Born: 1907
Born: July 7
Died: 1988
Died: May 8
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God split himself into a myriad parts that he might have friends. This may not be true, but it sounds good, and is no sillier than any other theology.
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