Two small paper boats, one cream and one teal, float side by side on softly rippled pale blue water.

Original artwork, not a still

Time Enough for Love · 1973

Robert Heinlein

When the ship lifts, all bills are paid. No regrets.

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The saying treats a ship’s departure as a point for settling accounts and leaving regret behind. The line does not establish a real payment, destination or kind of ship.

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