# Quote — Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers

> There was no god but the Lieutenant and SGT Jelal was his prophet.

- Author: [Robert A. Heinlein](https://www.leafyquotes.com/robert-a-heinlein.md)
- Book: [Starship Troopers](https://www.leafyquotes.com/robert-a-heinlein/starship-troopers.md)
- Page: 140
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Starship_Troopers#Chapter_10) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/robert-a-heinlein/starship-troopers/there-was-no-god

## More from this book

> Basic truths cannot change and once a man of insight expresses one of them it is never necessary, no matter how much the world changes, to reformulate them. This is immutable, true everywhere, throughout all time, for all men and all nations.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/robert-a-heinlein/starship-troopers/basic-truths-cannot.md)

> In a mixed ship, the last thing a trooper hears before a drop (maybe the last word he ever hears) is a woman's voice, wishing him luck. If you don't think this is important, you've probably resigned from the human race.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/robert-a-heinlein/starship-troopers/in-a-mixed.md)

> "Bugs, Mr. Rico. Zillions of em!"

p. 248 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/robert-a-heinlein/starship-troopers/bugs-mr-rico.md)