Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.

How do I know the past is not a fiction conceived to reconcile the difference between my state of mind and the present.

There was a terribly ghastly silence. There was a terribly ghastly noise. There was a terribly ghastly silence.

Even a manically depressed robot is better to talk to than nobody.

In cases of major discrepancy its always reality thats got it wrong ... reality is frequently inaccurate.

Could be. I’m a pretty dangerous dude when I’m cornered.” “Yeah,” said the voice from under the table, “you go to pieces so fast people get hit by the shrapnel.

And then, just when you think that you have experienced all the wonders that this world has to offer, you round a peak and suddenly think you're doing the whole thing over again, but this time on drugs.