Source: Space Cadet (1948), Chapter 15 “Pie With a Fork”, p. 180
Quotes from book
Space Cadet
Space Cadet is a 1948 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein about Matt Dodson, who joins the Space Patrol to help preserve peace in the Solar System. The story translates the standard military academy story into outer space: a boy from Iowa goes to officer school, sees action and adventure, shoulders responsibilities far beyond his experience, and becomes a man. It was published as the second of the series of Heinlein juveniles and inspired the Tom Corbett, Space Cadet media empire, including the 1950s television series and radio show which made "Space Cadet" a household phrase whose meaning later shifted in popular culture.
Source: Space Cadet (1948), Chapter 16 “P.R.S. Astarte”, p. 195
Source: Space Cadet (1948), Chapter 10 “Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?”, p. 126
Source: Space Cadet (1948), Chapter 9 “Long Haul”, p. 101
““I wish Doc Pickering was here.”
“Yeah, and if fish had feet, they’d be mice.””
Source: Space Cadet (1948), Chapter 14 “The Natives are Friendly...”, p. 160
Source: Space Cadet (1948), Chapter 9 “Long Haul”, p. 111
Source: Space Cadet (1948), Chapter 6 “Reading, and ’riting, and ’rithmetic—”, p. 71
“The sort of guardian you can hire is worth about as much as the sort of wife you can buy.”
Source: Space Cadet (1948), Chapter 12 “P.R.S. Pathfinder”, p. 143
