There is nothing left of him but curiosity and a pair of eyes.

I think jokes are a perfectly viable form of literature. Some critics take issue with me because I make my points and discuss my ideas with jokes, rather than with oceanic tragedy.

Be fruitful, and multiply.

There's almost nothing like native Midwesterner anywhere else in the world, except in Asia. They're miracles all in themselves.

He had supposed for years that he had no secrets from himself. Here was proof that he had a great big secret somewhere inside, and he could not imagine what it was.

America is the wealthiest nation on Earth, but its people are mainly poor, and poor Americans are urged to hate themselves... It is in fact a crime for an American to be poor, even though America is a nation of poor. Every other nation has folk traditions of men who were poor but extremely wise and virtuous, and therefore more estimable than anyone with power and gold. No such tales are told by American poor. They mock themselves and glorify their betters.

Earthlings are the great explainers, explaining why this event is structured as it is, telling how other events may be achieved or avoided.