Decency is not news; it is buried in the obituaries - but it is a force stronger than crime.

Never encourage a man to cook breakfast; it cause him to wonder if women are necessary.

The second best thing about space travel is that the distances involved make war very difficult, usually impractical, and almost always unnecessary. This is probably a loss for most people, since war is our race's most popular diversion, one which gives purpose and color to dull and stupid lives. But it is a great boon to the intelligent man who fights only when he must-never for sport.

Peace is an extension of war by political means. Plenty of elbow-room is pleasanter -- and much safer.

A friend who offers help without asking for explanations is a treasure beyond price

It would take centuries and he must grow and grow and grow, but he was in no hurry--he grokked that Eternity and the ever-beautifully-changing Now were identical.

Government! Three-fourths parasitic and the rest stupid fumbling - oh, Harshaw concluded that man, a social animal, could not avoid government, any more than an individual could escape bondage to his bowels. But simply because an evil was inescapable was no reason to term it "good." He wished that government would wander off and get lost! (96)