The queen of virtues is the recognition of one's own flaws.

If you want creative and successful children, resign yourself to jousting with rebels.

It can provide horrendous weapons to idiots.

Courage is perhaps our most admirable trait. The man, or woman, who possesses it is able to plunge ahead, despite dangers, despite warnings, despite hazards of all kinds, to attack the task at hand. Often, it is indistinguishable from stupidity.

Universal deities ... never seem to smile. Not in any culture. What's the point of having omnipotence if you don't enjoy it?

All of the important things ... will turn out to be universally shared. It's why there will be no true aliens.

Life is a walk in the fog. Most people don't know that. They're fooled by the sunlight into thinking they can see what's ahead. But it's the reason they are forever getting lost or falling into ditches or committing matrimony.