It was a pity that there was no radar to guide one across the trackless seas of life. Every man had to find his own way, steered by some secret compass of the soul. And sometimes, late or early, the compass lost its power and spun aimlessly on its bearings. Alan Bishop

If such a thing had happened once, it must surely have happened many times in this galaxy of a hundred billion suns.

The one fact about the future of which we can be certain is that it will be utterly fantastic.

I would defend the liberty of consenting adult creationists to practice whatever intellectual perversions they like in the privacy of their own homes; but it is also necessary to protect the young and innocent.

But he knew well enough that any man in the right circumstances could be dehumanised by panic.

Before you become too entranced with gorgeous gadgets and mesmerizing video displays, let me remind you that information is not knowledge, knowledge is not wisdom, and wisdom is not foresight. Each grows out of the other, and we need them all.

Some things have eternal value, and compassion is one of them. I hope we never lose that. Compassion for humans as well as animals.