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.

Anything that happens, happens.

For a moment, nothing happened. Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen.

Any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the galaxy, rough it, slum it, struggle against terrible odds, win through, and still know where his towel is is clearly a man to be reckoned with.

The switch had two settings. You could either turn it to AUTO, in which case the awning lowered itself whenever the sun came out, or you could set it to MANUEL [sic], in which case, we assumed, a small, incompetent Spanish waiter came and did it for you.

There are some oddities in the perspective with which we see the world.

The reason why so many sects hang around airports looking for converts: they know that people there are at their most vulnerable and perplexed, and ready to accept any kind of guidance.