Characters like Baslim the cripple (a spy who used his artificial leg to store data) and Richard Campbell (an amputee who changes the world) show Heinlein’s own experience with disability after being invalided out of the army…. Heinlein also shaped the way I view art and what I want to create, how I want people to feel about my work: Jennie’s Palette » Blog Archive » Beauty RevisitedFitz Literary Character by Robin HobbRobin Hobb’s HomeFitz showed me the reality of pain and the fear of pain…. Obscurely he also taught me the pain of losing someone you care about to their art.My DadWho showed me that a career can be a winding road and that you can follow your dreams and inspiration, even if it takes you in a random direction.