...they discovered only a small asteroid inhabited by a solitary old man who claimed repeatedly that nothing was true, though he was later discovered to be lying.

It all sounds rather naive and sentimental to be talking about children laughing and dancing and singing together when we all know perfectly well that what children do in real life is snarl and take drugs.

High on a rocky promontory sat an Electric Monk on a bored horse.

You just come along with me and have a good time. The Galaxy's a fun place. You'll need to have this fish in your ear.

I think fish is nice, but then I think that rain is wet, so who am I to judge?

Ok," he said, "I don't like to disturb you at what I know must be a difficult and distressing time for you, but I need to know first of all if you actually realize that this is a difficult and distressing time for you.

Technology is the name we give to stuff that doesn't work properly yet