The Universe was a silly place at best...but the least likely explanation for it was the no-explanation of random chance, the conceit that abstract somethings 'just happened' to be atoms that 'just happened' to get together in ways which 'just happened' to look like consistent laws and some configurations 'just happened' to possess self-awareness and that two 'just happened' to be the Man from Mars and a bald-headed old coot with Jubal inside.
Robert A. HeinleinI never do anything I don't want to do. Nor does anyone, but in my case I am always aware of it.
Robert A. HeinleinIt was better to live with disappointment and frustration than to live without hope.
Robert A. Heinlein