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.

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

It is a rare mind indeed that can render the hitherto non-existent blindingly obvious. The cry 'I could have thought of that' is a very popular and misleading one, for the fact is that they didn't, and a very significant and revealing fact it is too.

There is no point in using the word 'impossible' to describe something that has clearly happened.

"What's so unpleasant about being drunk?" "Ask a glass of water."

The simple truth is that interstellar distances will not fit into the human imagination.

Siamese Cats have a way of staring at you. Those who have walked in on the Queen cleaning her teeth will know the expression.