“I expect this to be my last venture in this field; 'tain't worth the grief”
Response to efforts to censor his first novel, Red Planet
Grumbles from the Grave (1989)
Quotes from book
Grumbles from the Grave
Grumbles from the Grave is a posthumous 1989 autobiography of science fiction author Robert A. Heinlein collated by his wife Virginia Heinlein from his notes and writings.
“How long has this racket been going on?”
Remark after receiving a $70 US check for his first published story.
Grumbles from the Grave (1989)
Letter to Alice Dalgliesh, the editor who was censoring his manuscript for Red Planet, regarding gun control registration and control
Grumbles from the Grave (1989)
Context: Criminals are never materially handicapped by such rules; the only effect is to disarm the peaceful citizen and put him fully at the mercy of the lawless. Such rules look very pretty on paper; in practice they are as foolish and footless as the attempt of the mice to bell the cat. Such is my thesis, that the licensing of weapons is subversive of liberty and self-defeating in its pious purpose.
