“Who is more real? Homer or Ulysses? Shakespeare or Hamlet? Burroughs or Tarzan?”
Source: The Number of the Beast
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The Number of the Beast
The Number of the Beast is a science fiction novel by American writer Robert A. Heinlein, published in 1980. The first edition featured a cover and interior illustrations by Richard M. Powers. Excerpts from the novel were serialized in the magazine Omni .
Source: The Number of the Beast (1980), Chapter V : “—a wedding ring is not a ring in my nose—”, p. 41
Source: The Number of the Beast (1980), Chapter IX : Most males have an unhealthy tendency to obey laws., p. 82
“One can’t expect logic from males; they think with their testicles and act from their emotions.”
Source: The Number of the Beast (1980), Chapter XXXIX : Random Numbers, p. 385
Source: The Number of the Beast (1980), Chapter XI : “—citizens must protect themselves.”, p. 98
“Don’t worry about it. There is less here than meets the eye.”
Source: The Number of the Beast (1980), Chapter XLVIII : L’Envoi or Rev. XXII: 13, p. 497
“Here is the wisdom of the ages: Men rule but women decide.”
Source: The Number of the Beast (1980), Chapter XLVII : “There are no tomorrows.”, p. 464
“Well...aside from protection—yes.”
Source: The Number of the Beast (1980), Chapter XLVI : “I’m gifted with second sight.”, p. 456
“The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth, One Meter Wide and Two Meters Long.”
Source: The Number of the Beast (1980), Chapter XLVIII : L’Envoi or Rev. XXII: 13, p. 508
“A man who bets on greed and dishonesty won’t be wrong too often.”
Source: The Number of the Beast (1980), Chapter IX : Most males have an unhealthy tendency to obey laws., p. 82
Source: The Number of the Beast (1980), Chapter XI : “—citizens must protect themselves.”, p. 100
Source: The Number of the Beast (1980), Chapter VI : Are men and women one race?, p. 54
“I hadn’t learned much in high school; I had majored in girls.”
Source: The Number of the Beast (1980), Chapter IX : Most males have an unhealthy tendency to obey laws., p. 81
Source: The Number of the Beast (1980), Chapter XIX : Something is gained in translation—, p. 166
Source: The Number of the Beast (1980), Chapter XIX : Something is gained in translation—, p. 166
Source: The Number of the Beast (1980), Chapter XXXVIII : “—under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid—”, p. 371
Source: The Number of the Beast (1980), Chapter XLVIII : L’Envoi or Rev. XXII: 13, p. 508
Source: The Number of the Beast (1980), Chapter XXIX : “—we place no faith in princes.”, p. 286
“I wish they wouldn’t hold mornings so early.”
Source: The Number of the Beast (1980), Chapter XVI : “—a maiden knight, eager to break a lance—”, p. 138
Source: The Number of the Beast (1980), Chapter XLVIII : L’Envoi or Rev. XXII: 13, p. 486
