I thought I remembered reading it when I was a kid and saying to myself, "That's where that comes from."

I loved his Stainless Steel Rat books, but that one surprised me a little. *shiver*


Did is a word of achievement
Won't is a word of retreat
Might is a word of bereavement
Can't is a word of defeat
Ought is a word of duty
Try is a word of each hour
Will is a word of beauty
Can is a word of power

--Author Unknown