I've long thought that "Endymion" and "The Rise of Endymion" by Dan Simmons were very much influenced by "The Door Into Summer" by Robert Heinlein. I am re-reading "Fairyland" by Paul McAuley - I wonder if Dan Simmons had read that too - other than one man's quest to find a girl, it also mentions the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright.
I hadn't realised that Dan Simmons died this year.
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Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988) American writer
Essay (1952-10), “Concerning Stories Never Written,” Revolt in 2100, Postscript (1953)
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There is a latent deep strain of religious fanaticism in this, our culture; it is rooted in our history and it has broken out many times in the past. It is with us now; there has been a sharp rise in strongly evangelical sects in this country in recent years,…
Specialization is for insects
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
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Died this day: 05/08/1988 (b. 07/07/1907)
Robert A. Heinlein. The 'Dean of Science Fiction' and Golden Age titan. A four-time Hugo winner, he redefined the genre with 'Stranger in a Strange Land' and 'Starship Troopers', merging hard science with provocative social and political themes.
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Robert Heinlein does create memorable characters! Not even halfway through this book I had a nearly photographic image of Friday in my mind. By the time I finished I felt confident about the substance and approach my painting would have. 1/4
Robert Heinlein on why people don't really want novelty
From The Cat Who Walked Through Walls
File off the serial numbers; change the body lines a bit, give it a new paint job, switch it over the state line, and it’s yours!—that’s the secret of literary success. Editors always claim to be looking for new stories but they don't buy them; they buy "mixture 2 as before." Because the cash customers want to be entertained, not amazed, not Instructed, not fnghtened.
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Could it be otherwise here? Could any one sect obtain a working majority at the polls and take over the country? Perhaps not — but a combination of a dynamic evangelist, television, enough money, and modern techniques of advertising and propaganda might make Billy Sunday’s efforts look like a corner store compared to Sears Roebuck. Throw in a depression for good measure, promise a material heaven here on earth, add a dash of anti-Semitism, anti-Catholicism, anti-Negroism, and a good large dose of anti-“furriners” in general and anti-intellectuals here at home and the result might be something quite frightening — particularly when one recalls that our voting system is such that a minority distributed as pluralities in enough states can constitute a working majority in Washington.Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988) American writer
Essay (1952-10), “Concerning Stories Never Written,” Revolt in 2100, Postscript (1953)
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Could it be otherwise here? Could any one sect obtain a working majority at the polls and take over the country? Perhaps not -- but a combination of a dynamic evangelist, television, enough money, and modern techniques of advertising and propaganda might make Billy Sunday’s efforts look like a corner…
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The capacity of the human mind for swallowing nonsense and spewing it forth in violent and repressive action has never yet been plumbed.Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988) American writer
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