What of it? I'd still be myself. I don't care what people think.
You're mistaken, son. To believe that you can live free of your cultural matrix is one of the easiest fallacies and has some of the worst consequences. You are part of your group whether you like it or not, and you are bound by its customs.


Chapter 15, Probably a blind alley— (p. 146) - Beyond This Horizon (1948; originally serialized in 1942)

Robert A. Heinlein Quotes

What of it? I'd still be myself. I don't care what people think. You're mistaken, son. To believe that you can live free of your cultural matrix is...

What of it? I'd still be myself. I don't care what people think. You're mistaken, son. To believe that you can live free of your cultural matrix is...

What of it? I'd still be myself. I don't care what people think. You're mistaken, son. To believe that you can live free of your cultural matrix is...

What of it? I'd still be myself. I don't care what people think. You're mistaken, son. To believe that you can live free of your cultural matrix is...