Original artwork, not a still
Time Enough for Love ‧ 1973
Yield to temptation; it may not pass your way again.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker advises giving in to temptation on the grounds that the opportunity may not return. The remark reverses the usual warning to resist, treating a missed indulgence as the danger instead. Its wit comes from using uncertainty about the future to justify pleasure in the present.
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