Nothing uses up alcohol faster than political argument.

With eternity to draw on there could be no reason for hurrying - 'hurry' was not a concept in Martian.

Nothing of value is free. Even the breath of life is purchased at birth only through gasping effort and pain... The best things in life are beyond money; their price is agony and sweat and devotion... and the price demanded for the most precious of all things in life is life itself--ultimate cost for perfect value

Whoring is like military service...okay in the upper brackets, not so good lower down.

Some logics get nervous breakdowns. Overloaded phone system behaves like frightened child. Mike did not have upsets, acquired sense of humor instead. Low one. If he were a man, you wouldn't dare stoop over. His idea of thigh-slapper would be to dump you out of bed — or put itch powder in pressure suit.

Nursing does not diminish the beauty of a woman's breasts; it enhances their charm by making them look lived in and happy.

In a society in which it is a moral offense to be different from your neighbor your only escape is to never let them find out.