Joe Haldeman

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Joe Haldeman (born 9 June 1943), American science fiction author

  • "Bad books on writing and thoughtless English professors solemnly tell beginners to 'Write What You Know', which explains why so many mediocre novels are about English professors contemplating adultery."
  • "If I can reach 50 without growing up then I don't have to."

[edit] The Forever War (1974)

  • "I had to stifle an impulse to laugh. Surely 'cowardice' had nothing to do with his decision. Surely he had nothing so primitive and unmilitary as a will to live."
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