The Stone trembled and threw herself outward bound, toward Saturn. In her train followed hundreds and thousands and hundreds of thousands of thousands of restless, rolling Stones . . . to Saturn . . . to Uranus, to Pluto . . . rolling on out to the stars . . . outward bound to the ends of the Universe.

You can sway a thousand men by appealing to their prejudices quicker than you can convince one man by logic.

The faith in which I was brought up assured me that I was better than other people; I was saved, they were damned.... Our hymns were loaded with arrogance - self-congratulation on how cozy we were with the Almighty and what a high opinion he had of us, what hell everybody else would catch come Judgment Day.

In handling a stinging insect, move very slowly.

Nursing does not diminish the beauty of a woman's breasts; it enhances their charm by making them look lived in and happy.

The Ten Commandments are for lame brains. The first five are solely for the benefit of the priests and the powers that be; the second five are half truths, neither complete nor adequate.

Everything in excess! To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites. Moderation is for monks.