“Wisdom includes not getting angry unnecessarily. The Law ignores trifles and the wise man does, too.”

— Robert A. Heinlein, Job: A Comedy of Justice

Job: A Comedy of Justice (1984)

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Robert A. Heinlein557

American science fiction author 1907–1988

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