The story as told in The Odyssey doesn't hold water. There are too many inconsistencies.
Starlet sex scandal. Giant squid involved.
Forgiving men is so much easier than forgiving women.
Jimmy found himself wishing to make a dent in Crake, get a reaction; it was one of his weaknesses, to care what other people thought of him.
Our biggest moral debt is to the environment. Take-take-take, nothing given back.
One good maxim to keep in mind, and I can't remember who said it, "You meet the same people on the way down that you meet on the way up, but you're going the other way."