I know why we laugh. We laugh because it hurts, and it's th… - Robert A. Heinlein

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I know why we laugh. We laugh because it hurts, and it's the only thing to make it stop hurting.

Robert A. Heinlein

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About Robert A. Heinlein

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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