I'd take the awe of understanding over the awe of ignorance any day.

God is no longer an explanation of anything, but has instead become something that would itself need an insurmountable amount of explaining.

I didn't notice I was being set upon by a pickpocket, which I am glad of, because I like to work only with professionals.

So you can imagine what happens when a mainland species gets introduced to an island. It would be like introducing Al Capone, Genghis Khan and Rupert Murdoch into the Isle of Wight - the locals wouldn't stand a chance.

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

How can I tell," said the man, "that the past isn't a fiction designed to account for the discrepancy between my immediate physical sensations and my state of mind?

The more Susan waited, the more the doorbell didn't ring. Or the phone.