Shaving, the common cold, and taxes...my old man says those… - Robert A. Heinlein

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Shaving, the common cold, and taxes...my old man says those are the three eternal problems the race is never going to lick.

Robert A. Heinlein

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Robert Anson Heinlein (7 July 1907 – 8 May 1988) was one of the most popular, influential, and controversial authors of science fiction of the 20th Century.

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Pen Names: Anson MacDonald • Lyle Monroe • John Riverside • Caleb Saunders • Simon York

Birth Name: Robert Anson Heinlein

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