I got Oedipus off the incest charge--technicality, of course--he didn't know it was his mother at the time.

...being written by someone who might not quite understand the subconscious nuance of the character leaves us in varying degrees of flatness.

Marriage is an honorable estate and should not be used simply as an excuse for legal intercourse.

Lesson one in time travel, Thursday. First of all, we are all time travellers. The vast majority of us manage only one day per day.

Without a yardstick sometimes the high points can be taken for granted.

What is there to forgive?. . .Ignore forgive and concentrate on living. Life for you is short; far too short to allow small jealousies to infringe on the happiness which can be yours only for the briefest of times.

A missing arm might ruin your symmetry. Personal asymmetry where I come from is a big taboo and brings great shame on the family and sometimes even the whole village." "Do you then have to kill yourself over it or something?" "Goodness me, no! The family and village just have to learn to be ashamed--and nuts to them for being so oversensitive.