For a human being, nothing comes naturally,' said Grumman. 'We have to learn everything we do.

I will love you for ever, whatever happens. Till I die and after I die, and when I find my way out of the land of the dead I'll drift about forever, all my atoms, till I find you again.

If you can't think of what to write, tough luck; write anyway.

Tell them stories. They need the truth you must tell them true stories, and everything will be well, just tell them stories.

Religion grants its adherents malign, intoxicating and morally corrosive sensations. Destroying intellectual freedom is always evil, but only religion makes doing evil feel quite so good.

Men pass in front of our eyes like butterflies, creatures of a brief season. We love them; they are brave, proud, beautiful, and clever.

Once upon a time' lasts forever.