In 1971, after seven years in college, with that magic piece of paper clutched triumphantly in my fist, the best job I was able to get was night watc…

- Spider Robinson

Just as there are laws of Conservation of Matter and Energy, so there are in fact Laws of Conservation of Pain and Joy. Neither can ever be created o…

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You know what gives me the courage to keep on living? The courage to love myself a little? It's having a whole bunch of friends who really give a god…

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Some guys step on a rake in the dark, and get mad and go punch somebody. Others step on a rake in the dark and fall down laughing at themselves. I kn…

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If a person who indulges in gluttony is a glutton, and a person who commits a felony is a felon, then God is an iron.

- Spider Robinson

Sometimes I think I must have a Guardian Idiot. A little invisible spirit just behind my shoulder, looking out for me...only he's an imbecile.

- Spider Robinson

Librarians are the secret masters of the world. They control information. Don't ever piss one off.

- Spider Robinson

When writing, always hook the reader with your first sentence...in love, never settle...value yourself first and this will help you to value others..…

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We are all time travelers moving at the speed of exactly 60 minutes per hour.

- Spider Robinson