A few of my favorite lines from the "Notebooks" in TEFL:
Beware of strong drink, it makes you shoot at tax collectors... and miss.
Enjoy life, take big bites, moderation is for monks.
Always place your clothes and weapons where you can find them easyly in the dark.

I grew up on RAH, I went through every SF book in my ele.school collection and went on from there. I enjoyed it then and I still do now.