If life is going to exist in a Universe of this size, then the one thing it cannot afford to have is a sense of proportion.

If somebody thinks they're a hedgehog, presumably you just give 'em a mirror and a few pictures of hedgehogs and tell them to sort it out for themselves.

I am a private detective. I am paid to be inquisitive and presumptuous.

I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you've never actually known what the question is.

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

There is an art to the business of making sandwiches which it is given to few ever to find the time to explore in depth. It is a simple task, but the opportunities for satisfaction are many and profound.

We all like to congregate at boundary conditions. Where land meets water. Where earth meets air. Where bodies meet mind. Where space meets time. We like to be on one side, and look at the other.