Aziraphale. The Enemy, of course. But an enemy for six thousand years now, which made him a sort of friend.

They can tak' oour lives but they canna tak' oour troousers!

There are, it has been said, two types of people in the world. There are those who, when presented with a glass that is exactly half full, say: this glass is half full. And then there are those who say: this glass is half empty. The world belongs, however, to those who can look at the glass and say: What's up with this glass? Excuse me? Excuse me? This is my glass? I don't think so. My glass was full! And it was a bigger glass! Who's been pinching my beer?

They say that there can never be two snowflakes that are exactly alike, but has anyone checked lately?

Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often students, for heaven's sake.

It's no wonder most religions are born in the desert, because when men lay beneath that boundless night sky and look up at the infinite expanse of creation they have an uncontrollable urge to put something in the way .

I reckon that Stonehege was build by the contemporary equivalent of Microsoft, whereas Avebury was definitely an Apple circle.