Robin's Laws

Hardbound copy of Robin's Laws

Robin's Laws were a series of one hundred and two personal adages established by Ensign Robin Lefler. "Every time I learn something essential," she explained, "I make up a law about it, so I never forget."

Her laws included:

1. You can only count on yourself.
17. When all else fails, do it yourself.
36. You gotta go with what works.
46. Life isn't always fair.
91. Always watch your back.

Upon receiving a hardbound copy of her laws, Wesley Crusher proposed a "Law 103", "A couple of light years can't keep good friends apart." (TNG: "The Game")

Appendices

Background information

In the writer's first draft script for TNG: "True Q" (which was then titled "Q-Me?") by Matthew Corey, Law 48 was said to be, "Never reveal your sources."

Apocrypha

According to several novels featuring Robin Lefler, these were entitled "Lefler's Laws". The various laws that have appeared in related novelizations include:

12. Execution is nine-tenths of the job.^{("Old Debts")}
26. Never lie, not even when it's easier than telling the truth.^{("Separation Anxiety!")}
29. The sightseeing's just as good on the way home.^{(All Good Things..., p. 153)}
32. If life hands you lemonade, don't try to make lemons out of it.^{(Fire on High, p. 20)}
42. Any joke that has to be explained isn't worth explaining.^{(Treason, p. 62)}
52. Never underestimate a man's ability to make you laugh.^{(Martyr, p. 143)}
83. Whenever you've eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.^{(End Game, p. 125)}
108. It's not over until it's over, and sometimes not even then.^{(Fire on High, p. 105)}
116. When someone is trying to kill you, it's okay to sweat.^{("Old Debts")}
117. Never send a Klingon a tribble.^{("Old Debts")}
125. Getting information out of Zak Kebron is like interrogating a statue.^{(Into the Void, p. 41)}

External link

• Lefler's Laws at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works