Everyone’s heard Heinlein quotes. When we were younger, we may have even quoted them with a straight face. Frankly, they’re a little embarrassing because you tend to sound like a teenage boy when you say them and they’re a trifle hackneyed these days as well.
However, I read today a really first-rate Heinlein quote that I’m happy to repeat:
The best sentence in the English language starts
“Pay to the order of….”