The supernatural can be very annoying until one finds the key that transforms it into science," he observed mildly... "Come on, Ox, let's go out and get killed.

I have never been able to understand why perfectly sensible people waste time being wittily obscure instead of just saying what they want and going on about their business.

Our senses are woefully limited. Our brains are but tiny candles flickering in an infinity of darkness. Our only wisdom is to admit that we cannot understand, and since we cannot understand we must do the best we can with faith. which is our only talent. The greatest act of faith we are capable of is that of loving another more than we love ourselves, and occasionally we can be quite good at it.

Error can point the way to truth, while empty-headedness can only lead to more empty-headedness or to a career in politics.

The emotional health of a village depended upon having a man whom everyone loved to hate, and Heaven had blessed us with two of them.

'Immortality is only for the gods,' he whispered. 'I wonder how they can stand it.'

Blessed are the idiots, for they are happiest people on earth.