The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
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First editionFirst publication
1966
Literature form
Novel
Genres
Science fiction
Writing language
English
Author's country
United States
Length
Approx. 156,000 words
Adaptations
Plays, radio plays, movies, television episodes
Notable lines
I see in Lunaya Pravda that Luna City Council has passed on first reading a bill to examine, license, inspect—and tax—public food vendors operating inside municipal pressure.
— First line
There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.
One might define adulthood as the age at which a person learns that he must die ...and accepts his sentence undismayed.
Revolution is an art that I pursue rather than a goal I expect to achieve. Nor is this a source of dismay; a lost cause can be as spiritually satisfying as a victory.
My word, I'm not even a hundred yet.
— Last line
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