He didn't know why he had become president of the galaxy, except that it seemed a fun thing to be.

Cyberspace is - or can be - a good, friendly and egalitarian place to meet.

The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair.

Dirk was, for one of the few times in a life of exuberantly prolific loquacity, wordless.

Nobleness was one word for making a fuss about the trivial inevitabilities of life, but there were others.

In an infinite Universe anything can happen.

The bird that would soar above the plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings.