--- title: "4 Hank Reinhardt Quotes - Famous Writer" description: "American writer (1934-2007)... | Julius Henry (\"Hank\") Reinhardt was an American author, editor, science fiction fan, and noted armorer and authority on..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-hank-reinhardt-73943.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Hank Reinhardt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-hank-reinhardt-73943.jpg) # Hank Reinhardt (1934–2007) Writer **4** quotes in **8** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Hank Reinhardt was a writer. ## Quick Facts About Hank Reinhardt Born January 18, 1934 Died October 30, 2007 Profession Writer ## About Hank Reinhardt American writer (1934-2007)... \| Julius Henry ("Hank") Reinhardt was an American author, editor, science fiction fan, and noted armorer and authority on medieval weaponry. He wrote as Hank Reinhardt, the nickname by which he was widely known. He was the husband of editor Toni Weisskopf, formerly married to publisher Jim Baen, whom ## Quotes by Hank Reinhardt > [“If you are ever so unlucky as to get close to a real knife fight, it would be useful to keep one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-reinhardt/if-you-are-ever-so-unlucky-as-to-get-close-to-a-real-knife-fight-it/) [Hank Reinhardt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-reinhardt/) [Knife-fights](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/knife-fights-101912/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fe/hank-reinhardt-73943_knife-fights_if-you-are-ever-so-unlucky-as-to-get-clo_545925.jpg) > [“The thrust or stab is risky because it can kill and yet not stop. In most street encounters, killing is not desired,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-reinhardt/the-thrust-or-stab-is-risky-because-it-can-kill-and-yet-not-stop-in/) [Hank Reinhardt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-reinhardt/) [Cut](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cut/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/312/hank-reinhardt-73943_cut_the-thrust-or-stab-is-risky-because-it-c_1026977.jpg) > [“Any serious social encounter with knives has one main goal: to stop the action. Beyond that, you have a little flexibility: to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-reinhardt/any-serious-social-encounter-with-knives-has-one-main-goal-to-stop/) [Hank Reinhardt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-reinhardt/) [Goals](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/goals/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b6/hank-reinhardt-73943_goals_any-serious-social-encounter-with-knives_1131033.jpg) > [“It’s important to hold the knife with the edge down. How important? Well, it depends. How important is your life?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-reinhardt/it-s-important-to-hold-the-knife-with-the-edge-down-how-important/) [Hank Reinhardt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-reinhardt/) [Knife](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/knife/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e80/hank-reinhardt-73943_knife_it-s-important-to-hold-the-knife-with-th_1876720.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-reinhardt/#itemlist", "name": "Hank Reinhardt Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“If you are ever so unlucky as to get close to a real knife fight, it would be useful to keep one fact in mind above all others: the real knife fighter does not wish to engage in a fight. He doesn’t care who is best with a knife. He only wants to cut you. 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