Camels Quote by Robert A. Heinlein

“I want to spit back at a camel and ask him what he's so sour about. Maybe camels are the real 'Old Ones' on this planet ... and that what is wrong with the place.” quote by Robert A. Heinlein — Download Open image

““I want to spit back at a camel and ask him what he's so sour about. Maybe camels are the real 'Old Ones' on this planet ... and that what is wrong with the place.””

Robert A. Heinlein

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