The desperation meeting the silence with its unmasked wish.

Memphis found his smile. 'You know me, sir. I don't wear worry.

We have traveled through space and time. We have been many places. Visited many worlds. And there is good news: the acoustics everywhere are terrific.

I will never, ever drink whiskey again. From now on, it's strictly sherry.

Ain't that a sight? With all the things we know and learn, we still ain't touched the big mysteries -- where we come from, where we go next, why we even her. And when something truly miraculous happens, we run and hide in our caves. We deny.

You evah hear of a magic screw?' I cough back a laugh. 'No. No, sir.

Didn't you have any sadistic nannies who told you these tales to keep you quiet and well behaved at night? Heavens, what's to become of the Empire if governesses have lost their touch for scaring the wits out of their girls?