Don't believe anything you read on the net. Except this. Well, including this, I suppose.

He had got himself a life. Now he had to find a purpose in it.

'Totally mad,' he said, 'utter nonsense. But we'll do it because it's brilliant nonsense.'

If God allows proof that he exists he robs people of faith and without faith what is God? Nothing.

In fact there was only one species on the planet more intelligent than dolphins, and they spent a lot of their time in behavioural research laboratories running around inside wheels and conduction frighteningly elegant and subtle experiments on man. The fact that once again man completely misinterpreted this relationship was entirely according to these creatures’ plans.

In the old days, writers used to sit in front of a typewriter and stare out of the window. Nowadays, because of the marvels of convergent technology, the thing you type on and the window you stare out of are now the same thing.

In those days spirits were brave, the stakes were high, men were real men, women were real women and small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri were real small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri.