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• When the need arises -- and it does -- you must be able to shoot your own dog.
  Don't farm it out -- that doesn't make it nicer, it makes it worse....
• Little girls, like butterflies, need no excuse. -- Lazarus Long, from Robert A.
  Heinlein's "Time Enough For Love...
• Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done, and why.
  Then do it. -- Lazarus Long, from Robert A. Heinlein's "Time Enough For Love...
• Place your clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark.
  -- Lazarus Long, from Robert A. Heinlein's "Time Enough For Love...
• Tilting at windmills hurts you more than the windmills.
  -- Lazarus Long, from Robert A. Heinlein's "Time Enough For Love...
• Never frighten a little man. He'll kill you. -- Lazarus Long, from Robert A.
  Heinlein's "Time Enough For Love...
• There is no such thing as "social gambling." Either you are there to cut the other bloke's heart out and eat it--or you're a sucker.
  If you don't like this choice--don't gamble. -- Lazarus Long, from Robert A....
• A "pacifist" is a contradiction in terms. Most self-described pacifists are not pacific
  hey simply assume false colors. When the wind changes they hoist the Jolly Roger....
• Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors and miss -- Lazarus Long, from Robert A.
  Heinlein's "Time Enough For Love...