“Mr. Ashmedai is city manager; Satan never does any work. Why should he? He owns this planet.” “This is a… — Robert A. Heinlein
“Mr. Ashmedai is city manager; Satan never does any work. Why should he? He owns this planet.”
“This is a planet.”
“You think maybe it’s a comet? Look out that window. Prettiest planet in this galaxy. And the best kept. No snakes. No cockroaches. No chiggers. No poison ivy. No tax collectors. No rats. No cancer. No preachers. Only two lawyers.”
“You make it sound like Heaven.”
“Never been there.”
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